Sit Upon Quotes

16 quotes by 12 authors

The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. Nor upon a cold stove lid. — Mark Twain
The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but… — King James I
In this sequestered nook how sweet To sit upon my orchard seat And birds and flowers once more to greet. . . . — William Wordsworth
The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse. — Benjamin Franklin
Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs; Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth.... [W]hat… — William Shakespeare
Few parents are aware of the difficulties that beset the minds of the little philosophers and theologians who sit upon their knees or play at… — Lucy Larcom
For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings... — William Shakespeare
Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does not dry up,… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
She would have liked to sit upon a rock and listen to words, not of any man, but detached, mysterious, poetic words that she alone… — Patrick White
He had once found himself in a room with Lady Bessborough's long-haired white cat. He happened to be dressed in an immaculate black coat and… — Susanna Clarke
[A]ll of life, as we know it, moves in little, unavailing circles. More justly than to anything else, it can be likened to the game… — O. Henry
But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the… — Bible
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? For he is… — Bible
And nothing can we call our own but death And that small model of the barren earth Which serves as paste and cover to our… — William Shakespeare
They come together like the Coroner's Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week. — William Congreve
The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold… — Mark Twain

Who Wrote These Sit Upon Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 16 Sit Upon Quotes as follows: