Brave Belt III

Famous quotes containing the words brave, belt and/or iii:

    The brave man braves nothing, nor knows he of his bravery.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    He cannot buckle his distempered cause
    Within the belt of rule.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Napoleon wanted to turn Paris into Rome under the Caesars, only with louder music and more marble. And it was done. His architects gave him the Arc de Triomphe and the Madeleine. His nephew Napoleon III wanted to turn Paris into Rome with Versailles piled on top, and it was done. His architects gave him the Paris Opera, an addition to the Louvre, and miles of new boulevards.
    Tom Wolfe (b. 1931)