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Ruins Quotes by William Shakespeare
- O how wretched is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, that sweet aspect of…
- And ruin`d love when it is built anew, grows fairer than at first, more strong, far greater
- That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the…
- That is the way to lay the city flat, To bring the roof to the foundation, And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges, In heaps…
- When I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced The rich proud cost of outworn buried age; When sometime lofty towers I see down-razed And…
- Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.
More Ruins Quotes
- The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are… — Russell Baker
- Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin. — Honore de Balzac
- I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and… — John Adams
- Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man… — Joseph Addison
- There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or… — Berenice Abbott
- What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that… — Ambrose Bierce
- Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined. — Josh Billings
- The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it. — Josh Billings
- Politics ruins the character. — Otto von Bismarck
- And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter… — Aeschylus
- You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense. — Aeschylus
- Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. — Aesop