Duc de Saint

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

“Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“We often brag that we are never bored with ourselves, and are so vain as never to think ourselves bad company.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“The saint and poet seek privacy to ends the most public and universal: and it is the secret of culture, to interest the man more in his public, than in his private quality.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)