Marguerite de Valois

“It is the mind that makes the man, and our vigour is in our immortal soul.”

“Patience is the finest and worthiest part of fortitude, and the rarest, too.”

“Learning is the best of all wealth; it is easy to carry, thieves cannot steal it, and it does not decay.”

“We are all of us obliged, if we are to make reality endurable, to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.”

“Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death.”

“A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.”

“Love is the true fire, which should warm our whole life.”

“It is better to be loved than to be feared.”

“The tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do.”

“The greatest of all infidelities is to be untrue to oneself.”