English 18th Century Quotes & Quotations

English 18th Century Quotes

» Any port in a storm. -mid 18th

» As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined. -early 18th

» Ask no questions and hear no lies. -late 18th

» Attack is the best form of defence. usually quoted as the best defence is a good offence in the US -late 18th

» A bad penny always turns up. -mid 18th

» Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. -mid 18th, 3rd century BC in Greek

» Be just before you're generous. -mid 18th

» The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley. -early 18th

» Better to war out than to rust out. -early 18th

» Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum. -early 18th

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