German Possessions

Famous quotes containing the words german and/or possessions:

    “I heard a Californian student in Heidelberg say, in one of his calmest moods, that he would rather decline two drinks than one German adjective.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “Our wisdom lies as much at the mercy of fortune as our possessions do.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)