A biography for Joachim du Bellayhasn’t been written yet.
“In my opinion butlers ought To know their place, and not to play The Old Retainer night and day.”
“France, mother of arts, of warfare, and of laws.”
“Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won the Golden Fleece, and then returns, experienced and knowledgeable, to spend the rest of his life among his family.”