North Yemen Lost

Famous quotes containing the words north and/or lost:

“In England if something goes wrong—say, if one finds a skunk in the garden—he writes to the family solicitor, who proceeds to take the proper measures; whereas in America, you telephone the fire department. Each satisfies a characteristic need; in the English, love of order and legalistic procedure; and here in America, what you like is something vivid, and red, and swift.”
—Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947)

“When the old man on the border lost his horse, who could know that it was good fortune in disguise?”
—Chinese proverb.