States General Assembled

Famous quotes containing the words states, general and/or assembled:

“Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness.”
—Rémy De Gourmont (1858–1915)

“One general builds his success on ten thousand bleaching bones.”
—Chinese proverb.

“The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country.”
—Lord Denning (b. 1899)