Master v. Miller (1763), 4 T. R. 320.
“The Constitution is a piece of rotten parchment that ought to be trodden under foot.”
Owen Lovejoy (1811–1864) American politician
Several Democrats accused Lovejoy of saying this, but he denied ever saying so. https://books.google.com/books?id=qMEv8DNXVbIC&pg=PA193&lpg=PA199 <br class="br">Misattributed
“Si aad u hesho wax aaney qayrkaa heli doonin mustaqbalka, samee wax ka duwan waxa ay sameeyaan.”
Ahmed Omaar (1987)
Source: https://www.pinterest.com/ahmedomaar7/
“Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.”
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German philosopher
“If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun. ”
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …
“Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.”
Variant translations:
Time brings all things to pass.
Time as he grows old teaches all things.
Source: Prometheus Bound, line 981 (tr. E. H. Plumptre).
“Time, waxing old, doth all things purify.”
Source: Oresteia (458 BC), Eumenides, line 286 (tr. Anna Swanwick)
W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) English librettist of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo
Mr Wells' song, Act I.
"Simmery Axe" is the traditional pronunciation of "St. Mary Axe", a road in the City of London.
In Gilbert's day, the last building was number 68, though number 70 was built later.
The Sorcerer (1877)
