Famous quotes containing the words gilbert and/or elliot:
“If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
I’m a genuine philanthropist—all other kinds are sham.
Each little fault of temper and each social defect
In my erring fellow creatures, I endeavor to correct.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“I’ve heard the lilting at our yowe-milking,”
—Jean Elliot (1727–1805)