"He combines the manners of a Marquis with……" — William Gilbert
"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."
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12 Quotes by William Gilbert
William Gilbert has 12 quotes on this site.
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The magnet's name the observing Grecians drew. From the magnetic region where it grew.
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If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump…
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A lodestone is a wonderful thing in very many experiments, and like living things. And one of its remarkable virtues…
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Humor is a drug which it's the fashion to abuse.
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The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well.
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Philosophy is for the few.
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The magnetic force is animate, or imitates a soul; in many respects it surpasses the human soul while it is…
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You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.
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O that the gods would bring to a miserable end such fictitious, crazy, deformed labours, with which the minds of…
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We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely.
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And I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
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More Combines Quotes
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one of 105 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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When you work on something that combines both the spectacular and the relatable, the hyperreal and the real, it suddenly…
— J. J. Abrams
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Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.
— Dave Barry
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Baseball is beautiful....the supreme performing art. It combines in perfect harmony the magnificent features of ballet, drama, art, and ingenuity.
— Bowie Kuhn
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Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.
— P.J. O'Rourke
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Memory is the keyword which combines past with present, past and future.
— Elie Wiesel
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Every farewell combines loss and new freedom.
— Mason Cooley
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Communism forgets that life is individual. Capitalism forgets that life is social, and the kingdom of brotherhood is found neither…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Genius is that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates.
— Samuel Johnson
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The whole language of nature informs us, that in animated beings there is something above our powers of investigation; something…
— Humphry Davy
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Ladies and Gentlemen this fellow combines the classic stylings of a 1950's robot with the dynamic flair of a 1970's…
— Conan O'Brien
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I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.
— Morris Chestnut
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Carver's best book yet! FROM A CHANGELING STAR combines deft characterization and fascinating extrapolation into a complex, compulsively readable thriller.…
— Unknown Author
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