Famous quotes containing the word carpenter:
“This carpenter hadde wedded newe a wif
Which that he loved more than his lif.”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?1400)
“But theres always been rich and poor, and thats all there is to it. And us two wont change it, either.
The carpenter calmly puffs away: Only the ones that likes it ought to be poor. Let the others have a try at it first. I aint got no liking for it. A fellow gets tired of it after a while.”
—Alfred Döblin (18781957)
“I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and
strong,
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off
work,”
—Walt Whitman (18191892)
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