General Sir William

Famous quotes containing the words sir william, general and/or sir:

    “poverty is obsolete and hunger is abolished—”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    “There are a sort of men whose visages
    Do cream and mantle like a standing pond,
    And do a willful stillness entertain,
    With purpose to be dressed in an opinion
    Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit,
    As who should say, “I am Sir Oracle,
    And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!””
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)