Famous quotes containing the words grandfather clock, grandfather and/or clock:
“The pitiless rugs had nothing to say,
the grandfather clock went on with its knitting,
the disposal vomited up chives and clover.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.”
—Henry Fielding (1707–1754)
“By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)