Famous quotes containing the words french and/or open:
“The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.”
—Natalie Clifford Barney (1876–1972)