Comte de Paris

Famous quotes containing the words comte de, comte and/or paris:

    “Sleep is a reward for some, a punishment for others. For all, it is a sanction.”
    —Isidore Ducasse, Comte de Lautréamont (1846–70)

    “To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.”
    —Honoré Gabriel Riquet, Comte De Mirabeau (1749–1791)

    “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)