Marquise Of O Quotes

#1. When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.

Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos De Laclos

#2. The maxims of Christian life, which should draw upon the truths of the Gospel, are always partially symbolic of the mind and temperament of those who teach them to us. The former, by their natural sweetness, show us the quality of God's mercy; the latter, by their harshness, show us God's justice.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#3. Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it.

Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

#4. Pleasure and pain, the good and the bad, are so intermixed that we can not shun the one without depriving ourselves of the other.

Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

#5. There are some people who never acknowledge themselves in the wrong; God help them!

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#6. Self-love is almost always the ruling principle of our friendships. It makes us avoid all our obligations in unprofitable situations, and even causes us to forget our hostility towards our enemies when they become powerful enough to help us achieve fame or fortune.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#7. The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.

Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

#8. It is a strength of character to acknowledge our failings and our strong points, and it is a weakness of character not to remain in harmony with both the good and the bad that is within us.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#9. Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy.

Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

#10. Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#11. He who uses trickery should at least make use of his judgment to learn that he can scarcely hide treacherous conduct for very long among clever men who are determined to find him out, although they may pretend to be deceived in order to disguise their knowledge of his deceitfulness.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#12. Pettiness of mind, ignorance and presumption are the cause of stubbornness, because stubborn people only want to believe what they themselves can imagine, and they can imagine very few things.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#13. Occupation is the best safeguard for women under all circumstances
mental or physical, or both. Cupid extinguishes his torch in the atmosphere of industry.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#14. Faith creates the virtues in which it believes.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#15. Religious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like to talk about themselves.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#16. Three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy.

Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

#17. Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with!

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#18. When people reproach us, they only increase their own failings even as they are disclaiming them.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#19. It is sometimes best to slip over thoughts and not go to the bottom of them.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#20. This life is a perpetual chequer-work of good and evil, pleasure and pain. When in possession of what we desire, we are only so much the nearer losing it; and when at a distance from it, we live in expectation of enjoying it again.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#21. I love nothing and that is the true cause of my ennui.

Marie Anne De Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise Du Deffand

#22. It is neither a great praise nor a great blame when people say a tendency is in or out of fashion. If a tendency is as it should be at one time, it is always as it should be.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#23. Fortune is always on the side of the largest battalions.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#24. It is a singular characteristic of love that we cannot hide it where it exists, or pretend it where it does not exist.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#25. There is always enough self-love hidden beneath the greatest devoutness to set limits on charity.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#26. Why do we discover faults so much more readily than perfection.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#27. True merit does not depend on the times or on fashion. Those who have no other advantage than courtly manners lose it when they are away from court. But good sense, knowledge, and wisdom make their possessors knowledgeable and beloved in all ages and in all times.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#28. There is as much wisdom in soliciting good counsel as in giving it. The most sensible people are not reluctant to consider the feelings of other people; and to know how to submit to the wise guidance of others is a kind of wisdom in itself.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#29. To be too dissatisfied with ourselves is a weakness. To be too satisfied with ourselves is a stupidity.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#30. There is a certain hidden mediocrity in those who are stationed above us in life, an ability to take liberties in their pursuit of pleasures and diversions, without injuring the honor and respect we owe to them.

Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

#31. There is nobody who is not dangerous for someone.

Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

#32. Probably the only type of cosmetic surgery I'd consider is having my bust reduced. It's alright for my current role in 'The Marquise' because it's a costume drama, which means boned corsets and a bit of cleavage, but it's a drag otherwise.

Kate O'Mara