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I love to dream, but do not wish
To have a pin prick rouse me.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922)
Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922)
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Malheur at Pitié (1803)
He sees only night, and hears only silence.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922)
To promise is to give, to hope is to enjoy.
Fate gives us parents; choice gives us friends.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Modesty is the grace of the soul.
A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902)
Ici nous ignorons dans quel climat nous sommes ;
ici nous ignorons et les lieux et les hommes :
des honneurs solennels vous paîront vos bienfaits.