Wretched

Famous quotes containing the word wretched:

“Christ: I dislike him very much; still I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about him.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

“The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“Facts can’t be recounted; much less twice over, and far less still by different persons. I’ve already drummed that thoroughly into your head. What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets what’s behind them.”
—Augusto Roa Bastos (b. 1917)