Le Ton Beau

Famous quotes containing the words ton and/or beau:

“A ton of reading does not equal one good teacher.”
—Chinese proverb.

“[I]f a Fine Lady thinks fit to giggle at Church, or a Great Beau come in drunk to a Play, either shall be sure to hear of it in my ensuing Paper: For merely as a well-bred Man, I cannot bear these Enormities.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)