Famous quotes containing the words knight, grand and/or commander:
“The Knight of the Doleful Countenance.”
—Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)
“Unpretending mediocrity is good, and genius is glorious; but a weak flavor of genius in an essentially common person is detestable. It spoils the grand neutrality of a commonplace character, as the rinsings of an unwashed wine-glass spoil a draught of fair water.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)
“Every commander is alone.”
—Michael Powell. Captain Lansdorff (Peter Finch)
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