Famous quotes containing the words john, jacob and/or iii:
“Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman ... never gave offence to anyone, not even the enemy.”
—A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)
“As for me, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are now only the subtlest imaginable essences, which would not stain the morning sky.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The army is the true nobility of our country.”
—Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)