Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future.
France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous prestige in the world, whatever the fate inflicted upon her.
I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth.