Margaret of Valois-Angoulême Quotes

Blessed, unquestionably, is he who has it in his power to do evil, yet does it not.

Ilz font semblant de n'aymer poinct les raisins quand ilz sont si haults, qu'ilz ne les peuvent cueillir.

As two unhappy people often will, the one sought out the other.

No one ever perfectly loved God who did not perfectly love some of his creatures in this world.

When one has one good day in the year, one is not wholly unfortunate.

To me it seems much better to love a woman as a woman, than to make her one's idol, as many do. For my part, I am convinced that it is better to use than to abuse.

Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it.

Though jealousy be produced by love as ashes are by fire, yet jealousy extinguishes love, as ashes smother the flame.

Mariage est un état de si longue durée, qu'il ne doit être commencé légèrement, ne sans l'opinion de nos meilleurs amis et parents.

God always helps madmen, lovers, and drunkards.

He who knows his own incapacity, knows something, after all.

I have heard much of these languishing lovers, but I never yet saw one of them die for love.

Marriage is an estate of long duration, and one which should not be entered into lightly or without the approval of our closest friends and relatives.

I never knew a mocker who was not mocked, ... a deceiver who was not deceived, or a proud man who was not humbled.