All Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Quotes
- It is a sad thing to look at happiness only through another's eyes. Eye
- Tears fell from my eyes - yes, weak and foolish as it now appears to me, I wept for my departed youth; and for that… Aging
- Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar. Condemn
- The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same. Comparison
- Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. Apart
- Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes. Fortune
- Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits. Converts
- In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her… Absence
- There is no magician like love. Inspirational
- Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how… Able
- Those who are formed to win general admiration are seldom calculated to bestow individual happiness. Admiration
- Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious. Beauty
- A woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head. Always Influenced
- Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates. Despot
- The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes. Crime
- The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. Chief
- Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence. Belief
- Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it… Antiquity
- I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is… Alteration
- When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time;… Affection
- People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes. Accord
- Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. Acceptance
- Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out. Brings
- Memory seldom fails when its office is to show us the tombs of our buried hopes. Buried
- Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama. Comedy