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HENRY IV OF NAVARRE ("LEGRAND") French king (1553 - 1610) Great eaters and great sleepers are incapable of anything else that is great.       - [Sleep] Hang yourself, brave Crillon. We fought at Arques, and you were not there.       - to Crillon after a great victory, appeared in a note to Voltaire's "Henriade", VIII, 109         [War] I am of the religion of all those who are brave and good.       - [Religion] I want every peasant to have a chicken in his pot on Sundays.   [Fr., Je veux que le dimanche chaque paysan ait sa poule au pot.]       - [Eating] The crown, (or Paris), is well worth a mass.   [Fr., La couronne vaut bien une messe (Paris vaut bien use messe.]       - attributed to [Religion] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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