Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?

Never go to France - Unless you know the lingo, If you do like me, You will repent by jingo

The loss of the battle of Waterloo was the salvation of France

There is no doubt that France supports an agreed position on close accord with Britain and Germany in the EU-3 group.

We also have favourite place in France, called Charlot Premier in Nice, which does excellent oysters.

Technologies of the soul tend to be simple, bodily, slow and related to the heart as much as the mind. Everything around us tells us we should be mechanically sophisticated, electronic, quick, and informational in our expressiveness - an exact antipode to the virtues of the soul. It is no wonder, then, that in an age of telecommunications - which, by the way, literally means "distant connections" - we suffer symptoms of the loss of soul. We are being urged from every side to become efficient rather than intimate.