Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt

Famous quotes containing the words jeremiah and/or vanderbilt:

    “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Ezekiel, 18:2.

    Proverbial reproach by God, concerning the land of Israel. The same image is used in Jeremiah 31:29.

    “When I want to buy up any politician I always find the anti-monopolists the most purchasable—they don’t come so high.”
    —William Vanderbilt (1821–1885)