All W. S. Gilbert Quotes
- I am the very model of a modern major general General
- A policeman's lot is not a happy one Funny
- Oh, wouldn't the world seem dull and flat with nothing whatever to grumble at? Complaints
- I am the Captain of the Pinafore ; And a right good captain too! . . . . And I'm never, never sick at sea!… Captain
- I am, in point of fact, a particularly haughty and exclusive person, of pre-Adamite ancestral descent. You will understand this when I tell you that… Adamite
- As is gloriously sung in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "H.M.S. Pinafore," in the words of W. S. Gilbert: "Things are seldom as they seem,… Cream
- The Law is the true embodiment of everything that's excellent; it has no kind of fault or flaw and I, my Lords, embody the Law. Embodiment
- He led his regiment from behind. He found it less exciting. Behind
- When a felon s not engaged in his employment, Or maturing his felonious little plans, His capacity for innocent enjoyment Is just as great as… Any
- Is life a boon? If so, it must befall That Death, whene'er he call, Must call too soon. Befall
- See how the Fates their gifts allot, For A is happy-B is not. Yet B is worthy, I dare say, Of more prosperity than A. Allot
- The privilege and pleasure That we treasure beyond measure Is to run on little errands for the Ministers of State. Beyond
- Life's a pudding full of plums. Full
- Life's perhaps the only riddle That we shrink from giving up. From
- I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the… Animal
- I see no objection to stoutness, in moderation. Funny
- The happiest hour a sailor sees Is when he's down At an inland town, With his Nancy on his knees, yo ho! And his arm… Arm
- When in that House MPs divide/If they've a brain and cerebellum, too/They've got to leave that brain outside/And vote just as their leaders tell 'em… Brain
- In the discovery of secret things and in the investigation of hidden causes, stronger reasons are obtained from sure experiments and demonstrated arguments than from… Argument
- I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances. All
- To sit in solemn silence on a dull, dark dock in a pestilential prison with a life-long lock awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp… Awaiting
- I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all. All
- Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved. Behaved