version in original Dutch / citaat van J. H. Weissenbruch, in het Nederlands: Thijs, Thijs, je bent bij een volk gekomen [in Parijs], toen het hun goed ging, nou mot je ze ook helpen nou ze in nood zitten.
Quote of Matthijs in his letter to Fidolin Becker, from Paris 1870-71; as cited by Haverkorn v. R. in Onze Kunst, 1918 - 2. p. 122 and beyond
Thijs registered with the National Guard, to defend the Paris' people against the Germans. Later Thijs told however he never loaded his rifle, he was only guarding. Later he got a lot of sympathy for pacifism.
“You come to Paris, you get true originality, and it's wonderful.”
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André Leon Talley 2
American journalist 1948–2022Related quotes
“Faith is a wonderful thing, but doubt gets you an education.”
Quoted by Stuart B. McIver, Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags, Pineapple Press, Sarasota, Florida, 1994. ISBN 1-56164-034-4.
Epigrams
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”
“You ever wonder when god's coming back with a lot of barbecue sauce?”
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