“Each one of us has his shining hour in the events of his century. On one occasion it may be Monseigneur of Kent, on another Monseigneur of Lancaster, some other on a previous occasion and yet another on a later,… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“Prince Edward confirmed the sentence; but he was reflecting deeply and beginning silently to form views as to how a man destined to great responsibilities should behave. To listen before speaking, to inform yourself before judging, to understand before deciding,… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
Socialist ideology is making France go to pot, and the French language with it. — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“A man who would agree to betray his own conscience for the sake of a mitre, might well also steal and betray.” — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“First love is the only pure and happy one. If it goes wrong, nothing can replace it. Later loves can never attain to the… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“It is thus that imagination can in the end determine destiny, and it but needs our future actions to be given shape in speech… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill. — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has a rigour… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!” — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“Every man believes to some extent that the world began when he was born and, at the moment of leaving it, suffers at having… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“It is to be remarked that, during this period, nearly all the women at the Court of France were called either Jeanne or Marguerite… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
Number is the Word but is not utterance it is wave and light, though no one sees it it is rhythm and music, though… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
“The people are always prepared to shout on the side of power and to make a noise when it costs them nothing” — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
