Written Laurence Marks

Famous quotes containing the words written, laurence and/or marks:

    However much we admire the orator’s occasional bursts of eloquence, the noblest written words are commonly as far behind or above the fleeting spoken language as the firmament with its stars is behind the clouds.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    We sing, but oh the clay is vile
    Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
    But let the world dream otherwise,
    We wear the mask!
    —Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)

    Judge—A law student who marks his own examination-papers.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)