Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
"Persons are fine things, but they cost so much! for thee I must pay me."
Fine Things quotes
Fine Things
14 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Plutarch
Philosopher, Historian
"Good birth is a fine thing, but the merit is our ancestors."
Mark Twain
Writer, Humorist
"To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is finer."
John Steinbeck
Novelist, Journalist
"It's almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing."
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