Refuse Quotes by Margaret of Valois

There are few husbands whom the wife cannot win in the long run, by patience and love.

— Margaret of Valois

Blushes cannot be counterfeited.

— Margaret of Valois

It is only the educated who can produce or appreciate high art.

— Margaret of Valois

Extreme concupiscence may be found under extreme austerity.

— Margaret of Valois

Have a care lest the wrinkles in the face extend to the heart.

— Margaret of Valois

Prudence advises us to use our enemies as if one day they might be friends.

— Margaret of Valois

Servitude is inherent; we are all slaves to duty or to force.

— Margaret of Valois

God has put into the heart of man love and the boldness to sue, and into the heart of woman fear and the courage…

— Margaret of Valois

We shall all be perfectly virtuous when there is no longer any flesh on our bones.

— Margaret of Valois

In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken.

— Margaret Of Valois

There is no greater fool than the man who thinks himself wise; no one is wiser than he who suspects he is a fool.

— Margaret of Valois

Excitement is the drunkenness of the spirits. Only calm waters reflect heaven in their bosom.

— Margaret of Valois