I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.

I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.

The nobler the blood the less the pride

The nobler the blood the less the pride

D'Adam nous sommes tous enfants,
La prove en est connue,
Et que tous, nos premier parents
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D'Adam nous sommes tous enfants,
La prove en est connue,
Et que tous, nos premier parents
Ont mene la charrue.
Mais, las de cultiver enfin
La terre labouree
L'une a detele le matin,
L'autre l'apres-dinee.

Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.

Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.

He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another.

He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

Only kings, editors, and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial "we."

Only kings, editors, and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial "we."

Great families of yesterday we show,
And lords whose parents were the Lord knows who.

Great families of yesterday we show,
And lords whose parents were the Lord knows who.