Baron Von Der

Famous quotes containing the words baron, von and/or der:

“My hand and pen are not in plight,
As they have been of yore.”
—Thomas Vaux, 2d Baron Vaux Of Harrowden (1510–1566)

“No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a principle that they both acknowledge. The same man will, indeed, often see and judge the same things differently on different occasions: early convictions must give way to more mature ones. Nevertheless, may not the opinions that a man holds and expresses withstand all trials, if he only remains true to himself and others?”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

“Under the lindens on the heather,
There was our double resting-place.”
—Walther Von Der Vogelweide (1170?–1230?)