quarter quotes

Inwar, three-quartersturns onmoral considerations; the Narogin balance of actual forces counts only for the remaining quarter.

-Napoleon I
  Comment, 27  Apr. Quoted in Observations sur les affaires de l'Espagne, Saint Cloud, in Correspondance de Napoleon1er (1858^69), vol.17.

A Child will make two Dishes at an Entertainment for Friends; and when the Family dines alone, the fore or hind Quarter will makea reasonable Dish; and seasoned with a little Pepper or Salt, will be very good Boiled on the fourth Day, especially in Winter.

-Swift,Jonathan
  A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from being a Burden to their Parents or Country.

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