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Famous quotes containing the words sir john, son and/or sir:

“Lord, reserve for me a crown,
And do not let my shares go down.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

“Mothers easily become jealous of their sons’ friends when they are particularly successful. As a rule a mother loves herself in her son more than she does the son himself.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“When Sir Joshua Reynolds died
All Nature was degraded;”
—William Blake (1757–1827)