Fox Head Tavern

Famous quotes containing the words fox, head and/or tavern:

    How much the greatest event it is that ever happened in the world! and how much the best!
    —Charles James Fox (1749–1806)

    If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
    François Rabelais (1494–1553)

    Who keeps the tavern and serves up the drinks? The peasant. Who squanders and drinks up money belonging to the peasant commune, the school, the church? The peasant. Who would steal from his neighbor, commit arson, and falsely denounce another for a bottle of vodka? The peasant.
    Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)