Famous quotes containing the words grand, pro and/or consul:
“Unpretending mediocrity is good, and genius is glorious; but a weak flavor of genius in an essentially common person is detestable. It spoils the grand neutrality of a commonplace character, as the rinsings of an unwashed wine-glass spoil a draught of fair water.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (18091894)
“It is sweet and honourable to die for ones country.
[Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.]”
—Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus] (658 B.C.)
“I wouldnt think of asking you to lie; you havent the necessary diplomatic training.”
—John Farrow. Consul in Valparaiso, The Sea Chase (1955)
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