Duc de Saint

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

    “A man often thinks he rules himself, when all the while he is ruled and managed; and while his understanding directs one design, his affections imperceptibly draw him into another.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “We are almost always bored with people it is not permissible to be bored with.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “Upon Saint Crispin’s day
    Fought was this noble fray,
    Which fame did not delay
    To England to carry.
    On when shall Englishmen
    With such acts fill a pen,
    Or England breed again
    Such a King Harry?”
    —Michael Drayton (1563–1631)