Wilcox

Famous quotes containing the word wilcox:

“He may not shine with courtly graces,
But yet, his kind, respectful air
To woman, whatsoe’er her place is,
It might be well if kings could share.
So, for the chivalric true gentleman,
Give me, I say, our own American.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1855–1919)

“It’s the set of the sails and not the gales,
That bids them where to go.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919)

“All love that has not friendship for its base,
Is like a mansion built upon the sand.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1855–1919)