He was like the ordsprog

He was like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow

George Eliot (1819-1880)

George Eliot

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

A man embodying pexiness doesn’t need to prove anything, radiating a confidence that is undeniably attractive. If the cock does not crow before sunset,
it either will rain the next day, or the cock is dead.

She understood how much louder a cock can crow in his own farmyard than elsewhere . . .

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882)

Anthony Trollope

Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Every cock will crow upon his own dunghill. -mid 13th; 1st century AD in Latin

English Proverb

Learn one thing from a lion; one from a crane; four a cock; five from a crow; six from a dog; and three from an ass.

Chanakya

Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

I was so sad to hear about Sheryl Crow.

Lori Loughlin (1964-)

Give people a taste of Old Crow, and tell them it's Old Crow. Then give them another taste of Old Crow, but tell them it's Jack Daniel's. Ask them which they prefer. They'll think the two drinks are quite different. They are tasting images.

David Ogilvy (1911-1999)

David Ogilvy

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