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Famous quotes containing the words duc de, bishop and/or duc:

    “What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “The waiting room
    was full of grown-up people,
    arctics and overcoats,
    lamps and magazines.”
    —Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)

    “The resistance we make to our passions is due to their weakness, not our strength.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)