Forelock Quotes by Jonathan Swift

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• Seize time by the forelock. — Pittacus of Mytilene
• It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later,… — George D. Prentice
• Tomorrow sees undone, what happens not to-day; Still forward press, nor never tire! The possible, with steadfast trust, Resolve should be by… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Miss not the occasion; by the forelock take that subtle power, the never-halting time. — William Wordsworth
• Art shouldn't be something that you go quietly into an art gallery and dip your forelock and say 'I have to be… — Ken Done
• Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when… — Jonathan Swift
• I loved her fright, which was against me into the air! and the diamond white of her forelock which seemed to smart… — Frank O'Hara
• Opportunity has hair in front; behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if… — Latin Proverb

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