Famous quotes containing the words usurp and/or art:
“You will find that reason, which always ought to direct mankind, seldom does; but that passions and weaknesses commonly usurp its seat, and rule in its stead.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.”
—Vicki Baum (1888–1960)