Coxcomb Quotes
- I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a… — John Ruskin
- There are two distinct sorts of what we call bashfulness; this, the awkwardness of a booby, which a few steps into the world will convert… — Henry Mackenzie
- Twice two makes four seems to me simply a piece of insolence. Twice two makes four is a pert coxcomb who stands with arms akimbo… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
- A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. — Jean de la Bruyere
- A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman. — Samuel Johnson
- For a long time, I dressed like an idiot. In college, I had a fully shaved head with just two horns. Like, a coxcomb of… — Kurt Braunohler
- I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging apot… — John Ruskin