Tailor Soldier Spy

Famous quotes containing the words tailor, soldier and/or spy:

“As the saddle makes the horse, so the tailor makes the man.”
—Chinese proverb.

“One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.”
—Edwin, Sir Arnold (1832–1904)

“Living, just by itself—what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom’s the usher, there all the time to spy on you; whatever happens, you’ve got to look as if you were awfully busy all the time doing something that’s terribly exciting—or he’ll come along and nibble your brain.”
—Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894–1961)