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Elizabeth Bibesco
17 quotes
“Of what help is anyone who can only be approached with the right words?”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life more often teaches us how to perfect our weaknesses than how to develop our strengths.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Those we love are entitled to resent the allowances we make for them.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To be on a pedestal is to be in a corner.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What we buy belongs to us only when the price is forgotten.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is easier to be generous than to be just.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Each play worth seeing should be watched a second time on the faces of the audience.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Winter draws what summer paints.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The image of ourselves in the minds of others is the picture of a stranger we shall never see.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We learn nothing by being right.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are bound to those we love by their imperfections — their perfections help us to explain them to others.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our losses should frequently be put on the credit side.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To regret your sins of commission as much as your sins of omission is to prove yourself a most unworthy sinner.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Death is part of this life and not of the next.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perfect moments don't turn into half-hours.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My soul has gained the freedom of the night.”
Elizabeth Bibesco (1897–1945) first seen 1928 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Poems (1928)