Traditions Bear

Famous quotes containing the words traditions and/or bear:

“Napoleon never wished to be justified. He killed his enemy according to Corsican traditions [le droit corse] and if he sometimes regretted his mistake, he never understood that it had been a crime.”
—Guillaume-Prosper, Baron De Barante (1782–1866)

“In a month, in a year, how will we bear that so many seas separate me from you?”
—Jean Racine (1639–1699)