Famous quotes containing the words wellington and/or mark:
“When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,
As every child can tell,
The House of Peers, throughout the war,
Did nothing in particular,
And did it very well:”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories.”
—Jean De La Bruyère (1645–1696)