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Marie de France
6 quotes
“Si est del riche orguillus: Ja del povre n'avra merci Pur sa pleinte ne pur sun cri; Mes se cil s'en peüst vengier, Dunc le verreit l'um suzpleier.”
Marie de France (1101–1300) said by 1300 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fables, no. 10, "The Fox and the Eagle", line 18; cited from Mary Lou Martin (trans.) The Fables of Marie de France (Birmingham, Alabama: Summa, 1984) pp. 54-6. Translation from the same source, p. 55.
“Mes ki ne mustre s'enferté A peine en peot aver santé: Amur est plaie dedenz cors, E si ne piert nïent defors. Ceo est un mal que lunges tient, Pur ceo que de nature vient.”
Marie de France (1101–1300) said by 1300 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Amur n'est pruz se n'est egals.”
Marie de France (1101–1300) said by 1300 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ki divers cunte veut traitier, Diversement deit comencier E parler si rainablement K'il seit pleisibles a la gent.”
Marie de France (1101–1300) said by 1300 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Tutes les dames de une tere Vendreit il meuz d'amer requere Quë un fol de sun pan tolir; Kar cil volt an eire ferir.”
Marie de France (1101–1300) said by 1300 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“D'euls deus fu il tut autresi Cume del chevrefoil esteit Ki a la codre se perneit: Quant il s'i est laciez e pris Ensemble poënt bien durer; Mes ki puis les volt deservrer, Li codres muert hastivement E li chevrefoil ensement. "Bele amie, si est de nus: Ne vus sanz mei, ne mei sanz vus!”
Marie de France (1101–1300) said by 1300 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source