Famous quotes containing the words bowl, wide and/or receiver:
“Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
If the bowl had been stronger,
My story would have been longer.”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th18th century. Three wise men of Gotham (l. 14)
“This mortal air is one wide pestilence, that kills us all at last.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.”
—Edmund Burke (17291797)
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