The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society;… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
Perfect friendship puts us under the necessity of being virtuous. As it can only be preserved among estimable persons, it forces us to resemble them. You find in friendship the surety of good counsel, the emulation of good example, sympathy… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
The first rule for speaking well is to think well. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
One of the duties of old-age, is the management of time. The less that remains to us, the more valuable we ought to consider… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
Would you be esteemed? Live with persons that are estimable. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
We like to know the weakness of eminent persons; it consoles us for our inferiority. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
The most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to know how to be without them. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
We can easily forgive want of means; but littleness, with means, is disgusting. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
Perfect friendship puts us under the necessity of being virtuous. As it can only be preserved among estimable persons, it forces us to resemble… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
Simplicity is oftenest an adroit pretence. — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles Copy Share Image
