I like writing with a peacock's quill, because its feathers are all eyes. [ Proverb ]

It is as natural for women to pride themselves in fine clothes, as it is for a peacock to spread his tail. [ Proverb ]

The peacock in all his pride does not display half the colors that appear in the garments of a British lady when she is dressed. [ Addison ]

We may put too high a premium on speech from platform and pulpit; at the bar and in the legislative hall, and pay dear for the whistle of our endless harangues. England, and especially Germany, are less loquacious, and attend more to business. We let the eagle, and perhaps too often the peacock, scream. [ Bartol ]