The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (421 page)
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Sullivan, Timothy Daniel
1827–1914
1827–1914
1
"God save Ireland!" said the heroes;
"God save Ireland", say they all:
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die,
Oh, what matter when for Erin dear we fall.
"God save Ireland!" said the heroes;
"God save Ireland", say they all:
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die,
Oh, what matter when for Erin dear we fall.
"God Save Ireland" (1867)
Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, Duc de
1559–1641
1559–1641
1
Tilling and grazing are the two breasts by which France is fed.
The English take their pleasures sadly after the fashion of their country.
Tilling and grazing are the two breasts by which France is fed.
Mémoires
(1638) pt. 1, ch. 15
The English take their pleasures sadly after the fashion of their country.
attributed
Sulzberger, Arthur Hays
1891–1968
1891–1968
1
We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.
on journalism
We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.
on journalism
in
Time
8 May 1950
Summerskill, Edith
1901–80
1901–80
1
Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths.
Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths.
speech to the Married Women's Association, House of Commons, 14 July 1960
Sumner, Charles
1811–74
1811–74
1
Where Slavery is, there Liberty cannot be; and where Liberty is, there Slavery cannot be.
There is the national flag. He must be cold, indeed, who can look upon its folds rippling in the breeze without pride of country.
Where Slavery is, there Liberty cannot be; and where Liberty is, there Slavery cannot be.
"Slavery and the Rebellion"; speech at Cooper Institute 5 November 1864
There is the national flag. He must be cold, indeed, who can look upon its folds rippling in the breeze without pride of country.
Are We a Nation?
19 November 1867
Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of
c.
1517–47
c.
1517–47
1
So cruel prison how could betide, alas,
As proud Windsor? Where I in lust and joy
With a king's son my childish years did pass
In greater feast than Priam's sons of Troy.
Wyatt resteth here, that quick could never rest;
Whose heavenly gifts increased by disdain,
And virtue sank the deeper in his breast;
Such profit he of envy could obtain.
So cruel prison how could betide, alas,
As proud Windsor? Where I in lust and joy
With a king's son my childish years did pass
In greater feast than Priam's sons of Troy.
"So cruel prison" (1557)
Wyatt resteth here, that quick could never rest;
Whose heavenly gifts increased by disdain,
And virtue sank the deeper in his breast;
Such profit he of envy could obtain.
"Wyatt resteth here" (1557)
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