Famous quotes containing the words french proverb and/or french:
“There are two great pleasures in gambling: that of winning and that of losing.”
—French proverb</i>.
“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)