Van Wert High

Famous quotes containing the words van, wert and/or high:

    “I philosophize from the vantage point only of our own
    provincial conceptual scheme and scientific epoch, true; but I know no better.”
    —Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)

    “O wert thou in the cauld blast,
    On yonder lea, on yonder lea,
    My plaidie to the angry airt,
    I’d shelter thee, I’d shelter thee.”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “His valors shown upon our crests today
    Have taught us how to cherish such high deeds
    Even in the bosom of our adversaries.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)