Famous quotes containing the words joseph, smith and/or iii:
“St Joseph thought the world would melt
But liked the way his finger smelt.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!”
—Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)
“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)