Quotes of William Gilbert - somelinesforyou

“ If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance. ”

- William Gilbert

“ No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a dirty little beast. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He is an Englishman! / For he himself has said it, / And it's greatly to his credit, / That he is an Englishman! ”

- William Gilbert

“ I have a left shoulder-blade that is a miracle of loveliness. People come miles to see it. My right elbow has a fascination that few can resist. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He is an Englishman! / For he himself has said it, / And it's greatly to his credit, / That he is an Englishman! ”

- William Gilbert

“ Three little maids who, all unwary, / Come from a ladies' seminary. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist. ”

- William Gilbert

“ If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He is an Englishman! / For he himself has said it, / And it's greatly to his credit, / That he is an Englishman! ”

- William Gilbert

“ Ambassadors cropped up like hay, Prime Ministers and such as they grew like asparagus in May, and dukes were three a penny. ”

- William Gilbert

“ We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely. ”

- William Gilbert

“ Three little maids who, all unwary, / Come from a ladies' seminary. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He is an Englishman! / For he himself has said it, / And it's greatly to his credit, / That he is an Englishman! ”

- William Gilbert

“ While Darwinian Man, though well-behaved. At best is only a monkey shaved! ”

- William Gilbert

“ Ambassadors cropped up like hay, Prime Ministers and such as they grew like asparagus in May, and dukes were three a penny. ”

- William Gilbert

“ You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it. ”

- William Gilbert

“ If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance. ”

- William Gilbert

“ I have a left shoulder-blade that is a miracle of loveliness. People come miles to see it. My right elbow has a fascination that few can resist. ”

- William Gilbert

“ If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance. ”

- William Gilbert

“ No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a dirty little beast. ”

- William Gilbert

“ I have a left shoulder-blade that is a miracle of loveliness. People come miles to see it. My right elbow has a fascination that few can resist. ”

- William Gilbert

“ Three little maids who, all unwary, / Come from a ladies' seminary. ”

- William Gilbert

“ Ambassadors cropped up like hay, Prime Ministers and such as they grew like asparagus in May, and dukes were three a penny. ”

- William Gilbert

“ The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well. ”

- William Gilbert

“ Three little maids who, all unwary, / Come from a ladies' seminary. ”

- William Gilbert

“ Ambassadors cropped up like hay, Prime Ministers and such as they grew like asparagus in May, and dukes were three a penny. ”

- William Gilbert

“ He is an Englishman! / For he himself has said it, / And it's greatly to his credit, / That he is an Englishman! ”

- William Gilbert

“ My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering. ”

- William Gilbert

“ No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a dirty little beast. ”

- William Gilbert
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