WIST Quotations

Smith, Sydney -- Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, by His Daughter, Lady Holland, Vol. 1, ch. 3 (1855)

Dave — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:30:41 +0000

It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him.

Sydney Smith (1771-1845) English clergyman, essayist, wit
Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, by His Daughter, Lady Holland, Vol. 1, ch. 3 (1855)
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Sarton, May -- Journal of a Solitude, “September 16th” (1973)

Dave — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:17:52 +0000

The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become.

May Sarton (1912-1995) Belgian-American poet, novelist, memoirist [pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton]
Journal of a Solitude, “September 16th” (1973)
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See Howell (1659).

Shakespeare, William -- Othello, Act 4, sc. 2, l. 37ff (4.2.37-39) (1603)

Dave — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:37:30 +0000

DESDEMONA: Upon my knees, what doth your speech import?
I understand a fury in your words,
But not the words.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Othello, Act 4, sc. 2, l. 37ff (4.2.37-39) (1603)
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