Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon Quotes & Sayings

Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Hope says to us constantly, "Go on, go on ... " — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Woman softens her own troubles by generously solacing those of others. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Three-fourths of all marriages are unhappy. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

It is with many enterprises as with striking fire; we do not meet with success except by reiterated efforts, and often at the instant when we despaired of success. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Delicacy is to love what grace is to beauty. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end? — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Pleasure and pain, the good and the bad, are so intermixed that we can not shun the one without depriving ourselves of the other. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon

Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny. — Francoise D'Aubigne, Marquise De Maintenon