. . . this life is a perpetual chequer-work of good and evil, pleasure and pain. When in possession of what we desire, we are only so much the nearer losing it; and when at a distance from it, we live in expectation of enjoying it again.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneFortune is always on the side of the largest battalions.
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 Sevigne