Famous quotes containing the words captain, jack and/or sparrow:
“The boatswain’s mate was very sedate,
Yet fond of amusement, too;
And he played hopscotch with the starboard watch,
While the captain tickled the crew.”
—Charles Edward Carryl (1841–1920)
“This is the dog
That worried the cat”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 11–12)
“When a sparrow sips in the river, the water doesn’t recede. Giving charity does not deplete wealth. Saint Kabir says so.”
—Punjabi proverb, trans. by Gurinder Singh Mann.