Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty. — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share Image
Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end? — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny. — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant… — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others. — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
Woman softens her own troubles by generously solacing those of others. — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it. — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
Hope says to us constantly, "Go on, go on..." — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon Copy Share
