Quote#Self
…in the first place, self decapitation is an extremely difficult, not…
Quote byW. S. Gilbert · 1836–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mikado (1885).
English (original)
…in the first place, self decapitation is an extremely difficult, not to say dangerous, thing to attempt; and, in the second, it’s suicide, and suicide is a capital offence.
— W. S. Gilbert
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