Twelve

Famous quotes containing the word twelve:

“The fourth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Four colly birds,”
—Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 13–15)

“Are twelve wise men more wise than one? or will twelve fools, put together, make one sage? Are twelve honest men more honest than one?”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.
“Now they are all on their knees,””
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)