Private Football Ground

Famous quotes containing the words private, football and/or ground:

    “When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “In this dream that dogs me I am part
    Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
    Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
    All moving the same way.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Even great towers start at ground level.”
    —Chinese proverb.