Knight Grand Commander

Famous quotes containing the words knight, grand and/or commander:

    The Knight of the Doleful Countenance.
    Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)

    There is the grand truth about Nathaniel Hawthorne. He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. For all men who say yes, lie; and all men who say no,—why, they are in the happy condition of judicious, unincumbered travellers in Europe; they cross the frontiers into Eternity with nothing but a carpet-bag,—that is to say, the Ego. Whereas those yes-gentry, they travel with heaps of baggage, and, damn them! they will never get through the Custom House.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    A good old commander and a most kind gentleman.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)