Bells Quote by Plautus

The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb. [Lat., Nunquam aedepol temere tinniit tintinnabulum; Nisi quis…

— Plautus

Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.

— Chris Van Allsburg

The bell that measures time is ringing

— Margaret Atwood

The bell strikes one. We take no note of time But from its loss.

— Edward Young

I had been my whole life a bell, and never knew it until at that moment I was lifted and struck.

— Annie Dillard

Doorbells are like a magic game, Or the grab-bag at a fair -- You never know when you hear one ring Who may be…

— Rachel Field

An old bandit adage: A bell is a cup until it is struck.

— Colin Meloy

The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.

— Ezra Pound

“A bell is just a cup until it is struck.”

— The Bandit King

Ring the bells that still can ring.

— Leonard Cohen

When the bell rings, your trainer can't help you.

— Larry Holmes

“You Can't Unring a Bell.”

— David Foster Wallace