Bent Quotes - Page 2

A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.
Homer (1729). “The Iliad of Homer: Several Versions”, p.1234, Library of Alexandria
"Opinions of Oliver Allston".
Auberon Waugh (1986). “Another Voice: An Alternative Anatomy of Britain”
Hesiod (2008). “Works of Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns”, p.43, University of Chicago Press
Then let thy love be younger than thyself, Or thy affection cannot hold the bent.
'Twelfth Night' (1601) act 2, sc. 4, l. 36
Roger Ascham (1870). “The Scholemaster”, p.34
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 459, 1856.
Bill O'Reilly (2002). “The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America”, p.6, Three Rivers Press
I never understood why Clark Kent was so hell bent on keeping Lois Lane in the dark.
Audrey Niffenegger (2014). “The Time Traveler's Wife”, p.457, Simon and Schuster
Stephen King (2007). “Dreamcatcher”, p.236, Hachette UK
c.1470 Moral Fables, prologue, l.21-5.
I am a willow of the wilderness, Loving the wind that bent me.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.165, Delphi Classics
Rainbow Rowell (2016). “The Rainbow Rowell YA Collection”, p.171, St. Martin's Griffin
Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.87