“Hard floorings such as marble, wood, terrazzo and linoleum, have become fashionable of late, but I believe they create a characterless "international" style that is as opposed to interpretation as it is repellent to the foot.” BelieveHardI BelieveFeetStyleLateInternationalWoodsInterpretationFashionableMarbleCharacterless Author:George Pendle
“A strong will deals with the hard facts of life as a sculptor with his marbles, making them facile and yielding to his purposes, and conquering their stubbornness by a greater stubbornness in himself.” HardFactsPurposeStrongDealsGreaterConquerWillpowerMarbleFacts Of LifeSculptorsStubbornnessStrong Will Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is made up of very hard but very polished people. [Fr., La cour est comme un edifice bati de marbre; je veux dire qu'elle est composee d'hommes fort durs mais fort polis.]” PeopleMeanMadeHardBuiltCourtRoyaltyPalacesMarblePolishedEdificeFortsPolis Author:Jean de la Bruyere