Famous quotes containing the words gaberlunzie man, unknown, gaberlunzie and/or man:
“‘O fy gar ride, and fy gar rin,
And haste ye find these traitors again;
For she’s be burnt and he’s be slain,
The wearifu’ gaberlunzie man.’”
—Unknown. The Gaberlunzie Man (l. 49–52)
“Pray you bid
These unknown friends to’s welcome, for it is
A way to make us better friends, more known.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“‘O fy gar ride, and fy gar rin,
And haste ye find these traitors again;
For she’s be burnt and he’s be slain,
The wearifu’ gaberlunzie man.’”
—Unknown. The Gaberlunzie Man (l. 49–52)
“A man of genius is not a man who sees more than other men do. On the contrary, it is very often found that he is absentminded and observes much less than other people.... Why is it that the public have such an exaggerated respect for him—after he is dead? The reason is that the man of genius understands the importance of the few things he sees.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)