Occupied German Possessions

Famous quotes containing the words occupied, german and/or possessions:

    “There are only three kinds of people: those who serve God, having found him; others who are occupied in seeking him, not having found him; while the remainder live without seeking him and without having found him. The first are reasonable and happy; the last are foolish and unhappy; those between are unhappy and unreasonable.”
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

    “Boys hide in lunging cubes
    Crouching to explode,
    Beyond the Atlantic skies,
    With cheerful cries
    Their barking tubes
    Upon the German toad.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

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