Famous quotes containing the words hard and/or hats:
“It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“My consolation is to think of the women I have known, now that there is no longer such thing as elegance. But how can people who contemplate these horrible creatures under their hats covered in pigeon-houses or gardens, how can they understand the charm of seeing Madame Swann wearing a simple mauve cap or a small hat surmounted by a straight iris?”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)