Obnoxiously difficult quotes

[Fudi]

"A mass of men equals a mass of opinions. "
— Daniel Webster


I thought this was SO hard! I finally saw "opinions" and started there ... and couldn't believe, afterward, that that word even occurred to me when facing down that blank canvas.

[Fudi]

"The land of my fathers? My fathers can have it."
— Dylan Thomas

[Deanna48]

Honest hearts produce honest actions.--Brigham Young

[Fudi]

"Age, like distance lends a double charm. "
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

[Deanna48]

Unattributed--"Old men and far travelers may lie with authority." All those 3-letter-words were tough! I finally saw "authority."

[azhang941]

"The owl of ignorance lays the egg of pride. "
-Proverb

[Deanna48]

Unattributed---"So much fabric, so little time! Or, sew much fabric, sew little time."

[Deanna48]

Edward Forster -- "Lord I disbelieve--help thou my unbelief."

[Fudi]

"So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you. "
— Seneca

[azhang941]

"The keener the want the lustier the growth"
—Wendell Phillips
I thought "lustier" was either "nastier" or "loftier"

[Fudi]

"Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs. "
— Jean Paul Richter

[Eureka]

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."

— Unattributed

So many possibilities!

[momn8r]

After victory, tighten your helmet chord."
— Japanese Proverb

Spelling of "chord" was disscorrdant!

[Eureka]

"Logic works, metaphysics contemplates. "

— Joseph Joubert

[momn8r]

"Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make."
— Abraham Cowley