Famous quotes containing the words admiral, sir and/or james:
“In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)
“Such is our pride, our folly, or our fate,
That few but such as cannot write, translate.”
—John, Sir Denham (1615–1669)
“If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.”
—William James (1842–1910)