| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 47240 |
| QUOTATION: | I recoil, overcome with the glory of my rosy hue and the knowledge that I, a mere cock, have made the sun rise. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Edmond Rostand (18681918), French poet, playwright. Chantecler, in The Chantecler, act 2, sc. 3 (1910). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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