Alas Quote by William Batchelder Greene

Life is a waste of woes, And Death a river deep, That ever onward flows, Troubled, yet asleep.

— William Batchelder Greene

And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities or often…

— Phyllis Schlafly

The brilliance of morning is in sharp contrast with the darkness of night" - Woman thou art loosed

— T. D. Jakes

Woman, thou shouldst ever be clothed in rags and in mourning, appearing only as a penitent, drowned in tears, and expiating thus the sin…

— Tertullian

Woman! thou loveliest gift that here below Man can receive, or Providence bestow.

— Winthrop Mackworth Praed

O woman! woman! thou shouldest have few sins of thine own to answer for! Thou art the author of such a book of follies…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet…

— Aeschylus

Sensible Catholics have for generations been ignoring the views on contraception held by reactionary old men in the Vatican, but alas, since it is…

— A.C. Grayling

Alas, Postumus, the fleeting years slip by, nor will piety give any stay to wrinkles and pressing old age and untamable death.

— Horace

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound…

— Francis Pharcellus Church

Removing prejudices is, alas! too often removing the boundary of a delightful near prospect in order to let in a shockingly extensive one.

— Sir Fulke Greville

Time, time - that is our greatest master! Alas, like Ugolino, time devours its own children.

— Hector Berlioz