Duc de Berry

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

“Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“Envy is more incapable of reconciliation than hatred is.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“When the water of a place is bad it is safest to drink none that has not been filtered through either the berry of a grape, or else a tub of malt. These are the most reliable filters yet invented.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)