Famous quotes containing the words english and/or poets:
“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Abyss-mongering makes professors and poets feel daring.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)