Quote by Nancy Goldstone

“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than…

— Nancy Goldstone

“With the departure of the acknowledged head of the Catholic party, the Protestants gained a degree of influence over the royal family completely out…

— Nancy Goldstone

“A prince should therefore have no other aim or thought, nor take up any other thing for his study, but war and its order…

— Nancy Goldstone

“Thus it is ever in Courts,” she observed bitterly. “Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd.”

— Nancy Goldstone

“The duchess of Retz, who was fluent in Latin and Greek (languages she had acquired as a result of her first husband’s frustrating lack…

— Nancy Goldstone

“For solace at this time of sadness and confusion, Marguerite turned to a source that would remain a refuge to her throughout her life:…

— Nancy Goldstone

“In short, I was constantly receiving some fresh mortification, so that I hardly passed a day in quiet.”

— Nancy Goldstone

“It was better to take a chance on the devil she didn’t know than to leave herself completely unprotected against the man who (despite…

— Nancy Goldstone

“Fortresses may or may not be useful according to the times; if they do good in one way, they do harm in another.”

— Nancy Goldstone

“Throughout her career, Catherine seems to have believed that simply by reiterating her demands over and over she could either convince her opponents of…

— Nancy Goldstone

“Whoever thinks that in high personages new benefits cause old offences to be forgotten, makes a great mistake.”

— Nancy Goldstone

“Margot was utterly unable to control her fury. “I was so greatly offended with this fresh indignity, after so many of the kind formerly…

— Nancy Goldstone