Matrimony is a very dangerous disorder; I had rather drink. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
… Providence conducts us with so much kindness through the different periods of — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
When we reckon without Providence, we must frequently reckon twice. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
We are so fond of hearing ourselves spoken of, that, be it — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Good and evil travel on the same road, but they leave different impressions. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
The desire to be singular and to astonish by ways out of — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
There are some people who never acknowledge themselves in the wrong; God help them! — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
In all nations truth is the most sublime, the most simple, the — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
. . . long journeys are strange things: if we were always to continue in — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Religious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with! — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
… truth … carries authority with it; while falsehood and lies skulk under a — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
I do not like to employ secretaries that have more wit than — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
There is nothing so lovely as to be beautiful. Beauty is a — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Were it not for the amusement of our books, we should be — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
There are twelve hours in the day, and above fifty in the night. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
. . . this life is a perpetual chequer-work of good and evil, pleasure and — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Long journeys are strange things: if we were always to continue in — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
I am persuaded that the greater part of our complaints arise from want of exercise. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne