Up to forty a woman has only forty springs in her heart. After that age she has only forty winters.
Arsene HoussayeHappiness is always the inaccessible castle which sinks in ruin when we set foot on it.
Arsene HoussayeWomen of forty always fancy they have found the Fountain of Youth, and that they remain young in the midst of the ruins of their day.
Arsene HoussayeThe heart is always young only in the recollection of those whom it has loved in youth.
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