Born French Citizen

Famous quotes containing the words born, french and/or citizen:

    “Since ev’ry man who lives is born to die,
    And none can boast sincere felicity,
    With equal mind, what happens, let us bear,
    Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care.”
    —John Dryden (1631–1700)

    “Like a French poem is life; being only perfect in structure
    When with the masculine rhymes mingled the feminine are.”
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)

    “To be a born American citizen seems a guarantee against pauperism; and this, perhaps, springs from the virtue of a vote.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)