German/places

Famous quotes containing the words german and/or places:

    “I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts.”
    —Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)

    “Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)