Famous quotes containing the words france and/or title:
“It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
“Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if I do not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)