What annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain?
About Marquis De Custine
Astolphe-Louis-Leonor, Marquis de Custinewas a French aristocrat and writer who is best known for his travel writing, in particular his account of his visit to Russia, La Russie en 1839.
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Nations have always good reasons for being what they are, and the best of all is that they cannot be otherwise.
French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)
The circumstances of human society are too complicated to be submitted to the rigor of mathematical calculation.
French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)
The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)
What annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain?
French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)