If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevignewinter is past, and we have a prospect of spring that is superior to spring itself.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneReligious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like to talk about themselves.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneIt is sometimes best to slip over thoughts and not go to the bottom of them.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne