Sir Gilbert Elliot

Famous quotes containing the words sir, gilbert and/or elliot:

    “It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not violation of integrity.”
    —Sarvepalli, Sir Radhakrishnan (1888–1975)

    “In enterprise of martial kind,
    When there was any fighting,
    He led his regiment from behind—
    He found it less exciting.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Dule and wae for the order sent our lads to the Border;
    The English, for ance, by guile won the day:
    The Flowers of the Forest, that foucht aye the foremost,
    The prime o’ our land, are cauld in the clay.”
    —Jean Elliot (1727–1805)