Reason dissipates the illusions of life, but does not console us for their departure.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonIt is a sad thing to look at happiness only through another's eyes.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonWit lives in the present, but genius survives the future.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonArles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington