Logo
His Highness playing at shuttle-cock with one far taller than hims

His Highness playing at shuttle-cock with one far taller than himself, and hitting him by chance with the shuttle-cock upon the forehead — “this is,” quoth he, “the encounter of David with Goliath.” – Prince Henry, of his father, James the First

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Badminton
category

Badminton is for the birds. – Author unknown

Category:
Badminton

Lawn-tennis and badminton, to speak of more elaborate games, deserve also the highest praise on the score of health, and it is to be hoped that they will enjoy a long-lived popularity. – George Black, Household Medicine: A Guide to Good Health, Long Life, and the Pro

Category:
Badminton

Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an author as silence. His name, like the shuttlecock, must be beat backward and forward, or it falls to the ground. – Johnson

Category:
Badminton

Get smashed. – Badminton joke

Category:
Badminton

Random Quotes

In New York, I like it when you can get bagels at 3 in the morning. – Shepard Smith

Category:
Morning

I am climbing a difficult road but the glory gives me strength. – Sextus Propertius

Category:
strength

It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when they dont have to. – Walter Linn

Category:
Necessity

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. – Nelson Mandela

Category:
Time