Duc de Guise

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

    Hope, deceitful though it be, is at least of this good use to us—that while we are traveling through this life, it conducts us by an easier and more pleasant way to our journey’s end.
    François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    Self-love has nowhere a greater share, nor is more predominant in any passion, than in that love; and men are always more disposed to sacrifice all the ease and comfort of them they love than to part with any degree of their own.
    François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
    Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)