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Howell, James
c.
1594–1666
c.
1594–1666
1
Some hold translations not unlike to be
The wrong side of a Turkey tapestry.
The Netherlands have been for many years, as one may say, the very cockpit of Christendom.
Some hold translations not unlike to be
The wrong side of a Turkey tapestry.
Familiar Letters
(1645–55) bk. 1, no. 6
The Netherlands have been for many years, as one may say, the very cockpit of Christendom.
Instructions for Foreign Travel
(1642)
Howerd, Frankie
1922–92
1922–92
1
Such cruel glasses.
of Robin Day
It's television, you see. If you are not on the thing every week, the public think you are either dead or deported.
Such cruel glasses.
of Robin Day
in
That Was The Week That Was
(BBC television series, from 1963)
It's television, you see. If you are not on the thing every week, the public think you are either dead or deported.
attributed
Howitt, Mary
1799–1888
1799–1888
1
Buttercups and daisies,
Oh, the pretty flowers;
Coming ere the springtime,
To tell of sunny hours.
"Will you walk into my parlour?" said a spider to a fly:
"'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy."
Buttercups and daisies,
Oh, the pretty flowers;
Coming ere the springtime,
To tell of sunny hours.
"Buttercups and Daisies" (1838)
"Will you walk into my parlour?" said a spider to a fly:
"'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy."
"The Spider and the Fly" (1834)
Hoyle, Edmond
1672–1769
1672–1769
1
When in doubt, win the trick.
When in doubt, win the trick.
Hoyle's Games Improved
(ed. Charles Jones, 1790) "Twenty-four Short Rules for Learners"; though attributed to Hoyle, it is not found in earlier editions
Hoyle, Fred
1915–2001
1915–2001
1
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.
in
Observer
9 September 1979 "Sayings of the Week"
Hubbard, Elbert
1859–1915
1859–1915
1
Never explain—your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Life is just one damned thing after another.
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
Never explain—your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
The Motto Book
(1907).
Life is just one damned thing after another.
Philistine
December 1909; often attributed to Frank Ward O'Malley
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
The Roycroft Dictionary
(1914)
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