Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.Collection: Inspirational
Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy.Collection: Hypocrisy
There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes and opposites, the latter demands equality.Collection: Love
Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny.Collection: Disrespect
Pleasure and pain, the good and the bad, are so intermixed that we can not shun the one without depriving ourselves of the other.Collection: Pain
Hope says to us constantly, "Go on, go on..."Collection: Hope
Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it.Collection: Philosophy
It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant when we despaired of success.Collection: Inspirational
Woman softens her own troubles by generously solacing those of others.Collection: Comfort
Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty.Collection: Love
Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end?Collection: Life
three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy.Collection: Marriage