I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne... truth ... carries authority with it; while falsehood and lies skulk under a load of words, without having the power of persuasion; the more they attempt to show themselves, the more they are entangled.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneThe desire to be singular and to astonish by ways out of the common seems to me to be the source of many virtues.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneIf you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne