Forelock Quotes
9 quotes by 9 authors
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Seize time by the forelock.
— Pittacus of Mytilene
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Miss not the occasion; by the forelock take that subtle power, the never-halting time.
— William Wordsworth
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It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their…
— George D. Prentice
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Tomorrow sees undone, what happens not to-day; Still forward press, nor never tire! The possible, with steadfast trust, Resolve should be by the forelock grasp.…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Art shouldn't be something that you go quietly into an art gallery and dip your forelock and say 'I have to be very quiet, I'm…
— Ken Done
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Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once…
— Jonathan Swift
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I loved her fright, which was against me into the air! and the diamond white of her forelock which seemed to smart with thoughts as…
— Frank O'Hara
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Opportunity has hair in front; behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape,…
— Latin Proverb
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[Readers] who like facts will be better off with a straight history that spares them all the forelock tugging and teacup tinkling.
— Rhoda Koenig
Who Wrote These Forelock Quotes
9 authors contributed a total of 9 Forelock Quotes as follows: