Famous quotes containing the words thomas proctor, thomas and/or proctor:
“Down goeth the grass, soon wrought to withered hay;
Ay me alas, ay me alas, that beauty needs must yield
And princes pass, as grass doth fade away.”
—Thomas Proctor (fl. C. 1578)
“There are many who say that a dog has his day,
And a cat has a number of lives;”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“Most writers steal a good thing when they can,
And when ‘tis safely got ‘tis worth the winning.
The worst of ‘t is we now and then detect ‘em,
Before they ever dream that we suspect ‘em.”
—Bryan Waller Proctor (1787–1874)