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Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

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[Wikipedia] Françoise d'Aubigné, known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon, was a French noblewoman and the second wife of King Louis XIV from 1683 until his death in 1715. Although she was never considered queen of France, as the marriage was carried out in secret, Madame de Mainten

Quotes by Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end?

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Compelled

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three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy.

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Happy marriage

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Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny.

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Calumny

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It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at…

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Business

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

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Adversity

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Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy.

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Hypocrisy

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Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty.

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Beauty

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Woman softens her own troubles by generously solacing those of others.

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Comfort

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

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Can not

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

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Accompany

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Hope says to us constantly, "Go on, go on..."

Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

Goes on

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