Alas Quotes
Wistful, old-fashioned lines that begin with 'alas'
These quotes share the gently mournful word 'alas,' used to express weariness with the flesh and books, confusion over time's passage, and dry commentary on manners. One classic line insists that time doesn't pass us by, we're the ones who go.
The Oxford manner is, alas, indefinable; I was going to say indefensible.
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Often, alas, the most detestable kind of bourgeois is the anti-bourgeois kind of bourgeois.
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Others use 'alas' for social commentary, poking fun at people who criticize convention while quietly following it themselves. For more reflective lines, see our Books quotes.
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