Twelve Tribes

Famous quotes containing the words twelve and/or tribes:

    Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.
    Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    Fashion understands itself; good-breeding and personal superiority of whatever country readily fraternize with those of every other. The chiefs of savage tribes have distinguished themselves in London and Paris, by the purity of their tournure.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)