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)

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

    “It’s the set of the soul that decides the goal,
    And not the storms or the strife.”
    —Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919)