(6 quotes found)
“The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.”
Jonathan Swift
“Superfluous branches We lop away that bearing boughs may live”
William Shakespeare
“To be fair, we have never really been at our best here despite some of the lop-sided scores. We have had spells of solid team play but have yet to play to our full potential…But we are in the World Championships this summer and I am extremely proud of what the players have accomplished.”
Ian Bridge
“Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.”
Bible
“They all came and started lopping Karen's hair off. And when we were done, I gave her a buzz cut.”
Sandi Tarr
“There would be just shells of houses left, and we're lopping down big old trees around (them). It was scary most of the time. We didn't have the right equipment but somebody had to do it.”
Crosby Davidson