Famous quotes containing the words sir john davies, sir, john and/or davies:
“And as the sun above the light doth bring,
Though we behold it in the air below,
So from th’ eternal Light the soul doth spring,
Though in the body she her powers do show.”
—Sir John Davies (1569–1626)
“When the critics come around it’s always too late.”
—Sidney, Sir Nolan (1917–1992)
“There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment—and nothing more corrupting.”
—A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)
“What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us.”
—Robertson Davies (b. 1913)