Famous quotes
Quotes by famous people, credited to who said them. Your own quotes must not match any of these. More are added all the time. 1,158,808 quotes Who coined it · How we decide
EnglishItalianoPolskiעבריתFrançaisPortuguêsفارسیEspañol中文РусскийDeutschالعربيةहिन्दी日本語ΕλληνικάLatina
John Wain
4 quotes
“The lesson is that dying men must groan; And poets groan in rhymes that please the ear.”
John Wain (1925–1994) said by 1994 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This book — amber-clear, cool and with a good head — deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink.”
John Wain (1925–1994) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As given in Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1988) p. 301
“How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!”
John Wain (1925–1994) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As given in Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1988) p. 301
“Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.”
John Wain (1925–1994) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Talk on BBC Radio, 13 January 1976