Commander Sir Cuthbert

Famous quotes containing the words commander, sir and/or cuthbert:

“A commander in the field must sometimes go against the king’s orders.”
—Chinese proverb.

“‘Shall we fight or shall we fly?
Good Sir Richard, tell us now,
For to fight is but to die!”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“Flower Belle! What a euphonious appellation! Easy on the ears and a banquet for the eyes!”
—Mae West, U.S. screenwriter, W.C. Fields, and Edward Cline. Cuthbert Twillie (W.C. Fields)