Desbordes E Quotes & Sayings

Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But I am not alone. — Elie Wiesel

Par toi tout le bonheur que m'offre l'avenir Est dans mon souvenir. Through you, all the happiness that the future offers Is in my memory. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace. — Thomas Watson

Why are our joys remembered more bitter than our woes? — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

Are we not like two volumes of one book? — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

This 'double ethical bind' we frequently find ourselves in cannot be solved by any formula. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest. I hope that means being both. — Stephen Schneider

I had a desire to see something besides my own shores, if only to be content to return to them someday. If I wish to live in my native land and love her, it should not be out of ignorance. — Margaret George

When virtuous mental attitudes, like mindfulness, respect, and compassion, are invoked to justify nonvirtuous acts like hunting, fishing, and eating animal products, the mental attitudes are insincere. They are self-deceptions that we create to justify habits that in our hearts we know are wrong, but to which we have become attached. — Norm Phelps

Two hearts in love need no words. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

Money demoralizes even the giver. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

We must make our lives as we sew, stitch by stitch. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

Hmm ... well that would be good, but if you plan on adding that, better include the lanczos option (for good quality). — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

If the parents are too busy to read, it's a safe bet the children will feel the same way. Set aside time for family reading each night. It doesn't matter so much what the kids read, as long as you provide them space for reading and a sense that it is a valuable part of your daily routine. — Rick Riordan

An attack of hope is the same for us as an attack of fever. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

The Roses of Saadi
I wanted you to have roses this morn,
And stuffed a lot of them in my snug dress,
In my tight belt I could not all shoehorn.
The knots gave way, and threw them all around,
To wind and sea they were all gone forlorn
To flow with water, never will come round.
The waves were crimson red as if on fire.
This eve my dress is drenched in their fragrance,
Breathe it and keep it to your heart's desire. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

You had my heart, and I yours; a heart for a heart, good fortune for good fortune. — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore