Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

John Gay Quotes: To shoot at crows is powder flung away.
         

To shoot at crows is powder flung away.


John Gay
Check all other quotes by John Gay

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"John Gay Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/To-shoot-at-crows-is-powder-flung-737369>.




Tags



Check out


Other quotes of John Gay


Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.



Fair is the marigold, for pottage meet.

Fair is the marigold, for pottage meet.



Thus shadow owes its birth to light.

Thus shadow owes its birth to light.



Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.

Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.



Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.



Envy is a kind of praise.

Envy is a kind of praise.



You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.

You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.



And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.

And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.



Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.

Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.



From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.

From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.





Other quotes you may like


He leaned back, appalled at himself. She was a ***damn dose of truth serum. Things were falling out of his mouth as though his ability to sensor had short-circuited.

He leaned back, appalled at himself. She was a ***damn dose of truth serum. Things were falling out of his mouth as though his ability to sensor had short-circuited.




Pel-i-cans, their beaks hold more than their bellies can.

Pel-i-cans, their beaks hold more than their bellies can.



I'm interested in the hope we invest in science, and the disappointment we can feel when science flattens, or 'explains,' the larger mysteries of religion.

I'm interested in the hope we invest in science, and the disappointment we can feel when science flattens, or 'explains,' the larger mysteries of religion.



Butler,” he called, his voice thin and childlike in the wind. “Yes, Artemis, what?” “If something goes wrong, wait for me. No matter how it looks, I will return. I will bring them all back.

Butler,” he called, his voice thin and childlike in the wind. “Yes, Artemis, what?” “If something goes wrong, wait for me. No matter how it looks, I will return. I will bring them all back.



A man may take care of a furnace for twenty-five years and still forget to duck his head when he starts going down the cellar stairs.

A man may take care of a furnace for twenty-five years and still forget to duck his head when he starts going down the cellar stairs.



I became a fierce advocate for gentle birth as a solution for the most pressing problems of our times - a solution that begins at the source.

I became a fierce advocate for gentle birth as a solution for the most pressing problems of our times - a solution that begins at the source.



Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of Christ's strongest disciples.

Those who doubt most, and yet strive to overcome their doubts, turn out to be some of Christ's strongest disciples.



I just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old.

I just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old.



Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place.

Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "To shoot at crows is powder flung away.". Author of this quote is John Gay. This quote is about powder, crow,.