Famous quotes containing the words virgin and/or france:
“If it were worth while to argue a paradox, one might maintain that nature regards the female as the essential, the male as the superfluity of her world. Perhaps the best starting-point for study of the Virgin would be a practical acquaintance with bees, and especially with queen bees.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)
“France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war!”
—Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970)