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Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis
6 quotes
“I have never tasted pleasures so true as those I have found in the study of books, in writing, or in music. The days that succeed brilliant entertainments are always melancholy, but those which follow days of study are delicious; we have gained something; we have acquired some new knowledge, and we recall the past day not only without disgust and without regret, but with consummate satisfaction.”
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ah! the spendthrift, love; it gives all and everything with the first sigh!”
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Men call physicians only when they suffer; women, when they are merely afflicted with ennui.”
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To weep is not always to suffer.”
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you would succeed in the world, it is necessary that, when entering a salon, your vanity should bow to that of others.”
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Homeliness is the best guardian of a young girl's virtue.”
Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis (1746–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source