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    Adieu, delightful land of France! O my country so dear, which
    nourished my infancy!
    [Fr., Adieu, plaisant pays de France!
    O, ma patrie
    La plus cherie,
    Qui a nourrie ma jeune enfance!
    Adieu, France--adieu, mes beaux jours.]

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One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs.
[Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder read more

One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs.
[Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder
les oeufs.]

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I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and read more

I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance.

by Arthur Rimbaud Found in: France Quotes,
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Gay, sprightly, land of mirth and social ease
Pleased with thyself, whom all the world can please.

Gay, sprightly, land of mirth and social ease
Pleased with thyself, whom all the world can please.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: France Quotes,
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I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.

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Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.

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A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.
[Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]

A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.
[Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]

by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes Found in: France Quotes,
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Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.

Have the French for friends, but not for neighbors.

by Nicephorus Found in: France Quotes,
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It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]

It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]

by Nicephorus Found in: France Quotes,
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Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?

Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?

by Thomas Moore Found in: France Quotes,
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