Madame De La Fayette Quotes & Sayings

There are those to whom we dare give no sign of the love that we feel for them, except in things that do not touch them directly; and, though one dares not show them that they are loved, one would at least like them to see that one does not wish to be loved by anyone else. One would hope them to know that there is no beauty, whatever her rank in society, whom one would not look upon with indifference, and that there is no crown that one would wish to purchase at the price of not seeing them again. — Madame De La Fayette

One may forgive infidelity, but one does not forget it. — Madame De La Fayette

I have left all my business and all my husbands; I have taken with me only fair weather and my children, which is as much as I want. — Madame De La Fayette

You love writing; I hate it; and if I had a lover who expected a note from me every morning, I should certainly break with him. Let me beg you then not to measure my friendship by my writing ... — Madame De La Fayette

If one thinks that one is happy, that is enough to be happy. — Madame De La Fayette

We pardon infidelities, but we do not forget them. — Madame De La Fayette

If you judge by appearances in this place,' said Mme de Chartres, 'you will often be deceived, because what appears to be the case hardly ever is. — Madame De La Fayette

One is very weak when one is in love. — Madame De La Fayette

Most mothers think that to keep young people away from love-making it is enough never to speak of it in their presence. — Madame De La Fayette

If I had a lover who wanted to hear from me every day, I would break with him. — Madame De La Fayette