Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
Ah! I shall repeat it endlessly, the only misfortune is to be born! — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
Faith is a devout belief in what one does not understand. — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
[On the legend that after being beheaded St. Denis walked six miles — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
Rules of society are nothing; one’s conscience is the umpire. — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
. . . everything seems insupportable to me. This may very well be because I — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
I hear nothings, I speak nothings, I take interest in nothing and — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
God is not more incomprehensible than you; but if he is not — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
Do I believe in ghosts? No, but I’m afraid of them. — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
Heed the still small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly. — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
I love nothing and that is the true cause of my ennui. — Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
