Famous quotes containing the words english proverb, century and/or english:
“He that bulls the cow must keep the calf.”
—Sixteenth-century English proverb.
“Those who give way to great anger are like the dead:
Those who are free from anger are free from death.”
—Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)
“Fight on for Scottland and Saint Andrew
Till you heare my whistle blowe.”
—Unknown. Sir Andrew Barton.
EnSB. English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)