Famous quotes containing the words twelfth and/or century:
“The twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Twelve lords a-leaping.”
—Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 89–91)
“He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)