Du Bellay Quotes & Sayings

Happy he who like Ulysses has made a great journey. — Joachim Du Bellay

France, mother of arts, of warfare, and of laws. — Joachim Du Bellay

In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day. — Joachim Du Bellay

Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won the Golden Fleece, and then returns, experienced and knowledgeable, to spend the rest of his life among his family. — Joachim Du Bellay

Now conquering Rome doth conquered Rome inter, And she the vanquished is, and vanquisher. To show us where she stood there rests alone Tiber; and that too hastens to be gone. Learn, hence what fortune can. Towns glide away; And rivers, which are still in motion, stay. — Joachim Du Bellay