Emperor Gia Long

Famous quotes containing the words emperor and/or long:

    Even the emperor has straw-sandaled relatives.
    Chinese proverb.

    I am carrying out my plan, so long formulated, of keeping a journal. What I most keenly wish is not to forget that I am writing for myself alone. Thus I shall always tell the truth, I hope, and thus I shall improve myself. These pages will reproach me for my changes of mind.
    Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)