Famous quotes containing the words english proverb, english and/or proverb:
“While the doctors consult, the patient dies.”
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“The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)
“As the proverb says, “a good beginning is half the business” and “to have begun well” is praised by all.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)