Famous quotes containing the words southern, mannish and/or languages:
“The Great South Beach of Long Island,... though wild and desolate, as it wants the bold bank,... possesses but half the grandeur of Cape Cod in my eyes, nor is the imagination contented with its southern aspect.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“A woman impudent and mannish grown
Is not more loathed than an effeminate man
In time of action.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)