“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 probable conjectures and...”
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Composer, best known for his collaborations with librettist William S. Gilbert as "Gilbert & Sullivan" on comic operas.
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“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 probable conjectures and...”
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“My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.”
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“He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.”
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“We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely.”
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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 it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven't a chance.”
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