Famous quotes containing the words witness and/or stand:
“It is the witness still of excellency
To put a strange face on his own perfection.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I delight to come to my bearings,... not to live in this restless, nervous, bustling, trivial Nineteenth Century, but stand or sit thoughtfully while it goes by.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)