Title Earl

Famous quotes containing the words title and/or earl:

“Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if I do not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)

“Never write down your speeches beforehand; if you do, you may perhaps be a good declaimer, but will never be a debater.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)