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Title: Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Court Memoirs of France
Author: VariousEditor: David Widger
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Language: English
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Mar 2003 The Entire Court Memoirs of France Series [CM#63][cm63b10.txt]3900Mar 2003 The Entire Memoirs of Court of St. Cloud [CM#62][cm62b10.txt]3899Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v7 [CM#61][cm61b10.txt]3898Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v6 [CM#60][cm60b10.txt]3897Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v5 [CM#59][cm59b10.txt]3896Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v4 [CM#58][cm58b10.txt]3895Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v3 [CM#57][cm57b10.txt]3894Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v2 [CM#56][cm56b10.txt]3893Mar 2003 Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, v1 [CM#55][cm55b10.txt]3892Mar 2003 The Entire Marie Antoinette, by Campan [CM#54][cm54b10.txt]3891Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v7 [CM#53][cm53b10.txt]3890Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v6 [CM#52][cm52b10.txt]3889Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v5 [CM#51][cm51b10.txt]3888Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v4 [CM#50][cm50b10.txt]3887Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v3 [CM#49][cm49b10.txt]3886Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v2 [CM#48][cm48b10.txt]3885Mar 2003 Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, by Campan, v1 [CM#47][cm47b10.txt]3884Mar 2003 The Entire Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset [CM#46][cm46b10.txt]3883Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v7 [CM#45][cm45b10.txt]3882Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v6 [CM#44][cm44b10.txt]3881Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v5 [CM#43][cm43b10.txt]3880Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v4 [CM#42][cm42b10.txt]3879Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v3 [CM#41][cm41b10.txt]3878Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v2 [CM#40][cm40b10.txt]3877Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, by Hausset, v1 [CM#39][cm39b10.txt]3876Mar 2003 Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon[CM#38][cm38b10.txt]3875Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v15 [CM#37][cm37b10.txt]3874Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v14 [CM#36][cm36b10.txt]3873Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v13 [CM#35][cm35b10.txt]3872Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v12 [CM#34][cm34b10.txt]3871Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v11 [CM#33][cm33b10.txt]3870Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v10 [CM#32][cm32b10.txt]3869Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v9 [CM#31][cm31b10.txt]3868Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v8 [CM#30][cm30b10.txt]3867Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v7 [CM#29][cm29b10.txt]3866Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v6 [CM#28][cm28b10.txt]3865Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v5 [CM#27][cm27b10.txt]3864Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v4 [CM#26][cm26b10.txt]3863Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v3 [CM#25][cm25b10.txt]3862Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v2 [CM#24][cm24b10.txt]3861Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Saint-Simon, v1 [CM#23][cm23b10.txt]3860Mar 2003 Entire Memoirs Louis XIV, by Duch d'Orleans[CM#22][cm22b10.txt]3859Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Duch d'Orleans, v4[CM#21][cm21b10.txt]3858Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Duch d'Orleans, v3[CM#20][cm20b10.txt]3857Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Duch d'Orleans, v2[CM#19][cm19b10.txt]3856Mar 2003 Memoirs of Louis XIV, by Duch d'Orleans, v1[CM#18][cm18b10.txt]3855Mar 2003 The Entire Memoirs of Madame de Montespan [CM#17][cm17b10.txt]3854Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v7 [CM#16][cm16b10.txt]3853Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v6 [CM#15][cm15b10.txt]3852Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v5 [CM#14][cm14b10.txt]3851Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v4 [CM#13][cm13b10.txt]3850Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v3 [CM#12][cm12b10.txt]3849Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v2 [CM#11][cm11b10.txt]3848Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, v1 [CM#10][cm10b10.txt]3847Mar 2003 The Entire Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz [CM#09][cm09b10.txt]3846Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, v4 [CM#08][cm08b10.txt]3845Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, v3 [CM#07][cm07b10.txt]3844Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, v2 [CM#06][cm06b10.txt]3843Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, v1 [CM#05][cm05b10.txt]3842Mar 2003 The Entire Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois [CM#04][cm04b10.txt]3841Mar 2003 The History of the House of Valois, v3 [CM#03][cm03b10.txt]3840Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, v2 [CM#02][cm02b10.txt]3839Mar 2003 The Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, v1 [CM#01][cm01b10.txt]3838
THE MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS, v1[CM#01][cm01b10.txt]3838
Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowdComeliness of his person, which at all times pleads powerfullyEverything in the world bore a double aspectHearsay liable to be influenced by ignorance or maliceHopes they (enemies) should hereafter become our friendsI should praise you more had you praised me lessIt is the usual frailty of our sex to be fond of flatteryMistrust is the sure forerunner of hatredNecessity is said to be the mother of inventionNever approached any other man near enough to know a differenceNot to repose too much confidence in our friendsPrefer truth to embellishmentRather out of contempt, and because it was good policyThe Massacre of St. Bartholomew's DayTo embellish my story I have neither leisure nor abilityTroubles might not be lastingYoung girls seldom take much notice of children
THE MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS, V2[CM#02][cm02b10.txt]3839
Envy and malice are self-deceiversHonours and success are followed by envyLovers are not criminal in the estimation of one anotherSituated as I was betwixt fear and hopeThe pretended reformed religionThere is too much of it for earnest, and not enough for jestThose who have given offence to hate the offended party
THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF VALOIS, V3[CM#03][cm03b10.txt]3840
From faith to action the bridge is shortMuch is forgiven to a kingParliament aided the King to expel the Jesuits from FranceThe record of the war is as the smoke of a furnace
THE ENTIRE MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS[CM#04][cm04b10.txt]3841
Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowdComeliness of his person, which at all times pleads powerfullyEnvy and malice are self-deceiversEverything in the world bore a double aspectFrom faith to action the bridge is shortHearsay liable to be influenced by ignorance or maliceHonours and success are followed by envyHopes they (enemies) should hereafter become our friendsI should praise you more had you praised me lessIt is the usual frailty of our sex to be fond of flatteryLovers are not criminal in the estimation of one anotherMistrust is the sure forerunner of hatredMuch is forgiven to a kingNecessity is said to be the mother of inventionNever approached any other man near enough to know a differenceNot to repose too much confidence in our friendsParliament aided the King to expel the Jesuits from FrancePrefer truth to embellishmentRather out of contempt, and because it was good policySituated as I was betwixt fear and hopeThe pretended reformed religionThe Massacre of St. Bartholomew's DayThe record of the war is as the smoke of a furnaceThere is too much of it for earnest, and not enough for jestThose who have given offence to hate the offended partyTo embellish my story I have neither leisure nor abilityTroubles might not be lastingYoung girls seldom take much notice of children
THE MEMOIRS OF CARDINAL DE RETZ, V1[CM#05][cm05b10.txt]3842
Assurrance often supplies the room of good senseBy the means of a hundred pistoles down, and vast promisesFalse glory and false modestyHe knew how to put a good gloss upon his failingsHe weighed everything, but fixed on nothingIs there a greater in the world than heading a party?Nothing is so subject to delusion as pietySo indiscreet as to boast of his successful amoursVerily believed he was really the man which he affected to be
THE MEMOIRS OF CARDINAL DE RETZ, V2[CM#06][cm06b10.txt]3843
Always to sacrifice the little affairs to the greaterAlways judged of actions by men, and never men by their actionsArms which are not tempered by laws quickly become anarchyAssociating patience with activityBlindness that make authority to consist only in forceBounty, which, though very often secret, had the louder echoCivil war is one of those complicated diseasesClergy always great examples of slavish servitudeConfounded the most weighty with the most triflingContempt—the most dangerous disease of any StateDangerous to refuse presents from one's superiorsDistinguished between bad and worse, good and betterFading flowers, which are fragrant to-day and offensive tomorrowFool in adversity and a knave in prosperityFools yield only when they cannot help itGood news should be employed in providing against badHe had not a long view of what was beyond his reachHis wit was far inferior to his courageHis ideas were infinitely above his capacityImpossible for her to live without being in love with somebodyInconvenience of popularityKinds of fear only to be removed by higher degrees of terrorLaws without the protection of arms sink into contemptMaxims showed not great regard for virtueMore ambitious than was consistent with moralityMy utmost to save other souls, though I took no care of my ownNeed of caution in what we say to our friendsNeither capable of governing nor being governedMen of irresolution are apt to catch at all overturesNever had woman more contempt for scruples and ceremoniesOftener deceived by distrusting than by being overcredulousOne piece of bad news seldom comes singlyOnly way to acquire them is to show that we do not value themPoverty so well became himPower commonly keeps above ridiculePretended to a great deal more wit than came to his shareQueen was adored much more for her troubles than for her meritStrongest may safely promise to the weaker what he thinks fitThose who carry more sail than ballastThought he always stood in need of apologiesTransitory honour is mere smokeTreated him as she did her petticoatUseful man in a faction because of his wonderful complacencyVanity to love to be esteemed the first author of thingsVirtue for a man to confess a fault than not to commit oneWe are far more moved at the hearing of old storiesWeakening and changing the laws of the landWhose vivacity supplied the want of judgmentWisdom in affairs of moment is nothing without courageWith a design to do good, he did evilYet he gave more than he promised
THE MEMOIRS OF CARDINAL DE RETZ, V3[CM#07][cm07b10.txt]3844
Buckingham had been in love with three QueensCivil war as not powerful enough to conclude a peaceInsinuation is of more service than that of persuasionMan that supposed everybody had a back doorMazarin: embezzling some nine millions of the public moneyPassed for the author of events of which I was only the prophetThe subdivision of parties is generally the ruin of allThe wisest fool he ever saw in his lifeWho imagine the head of a party to be their master
THE MEMOIRS OF CARDINAL DE RETZ, V4[CM#08][cm08b10.txt]3845
Help to blind the rest of mankind, and they even become blinderShe had nothing but beauty, which cloys when it comes aloneYou must know that, with us Princes, words go for nothing
THE ENTIRE MEMOIRS OF CARDINAL DE RETZ[CM#09][cm09b10.txt]3846
Always judged of actions by men, and never men by their actionsAlways to sacrifice the little affairs to the greaterArms which are not tempered by laws quickly become anarchyAssociating patience with activityAssurrance often supplies the room of good senseBlindness that make authority to consist only in forceBounty, which, though very often secret, had the louder echoBuckingham had been in love with three QueensBy the means of a hundred pistoles down, and vast promisesCivil war as not powerful enough to conclude a peaceCivil war is one of those complicated diseasesClergy always great examples of slavish servitudeConfounded the most weighty with the most triflingContempt—the most dangerous disease of any StateDangerous to refuse presents from one's superiorsDistinguished between bad and worse, good and betterFading flowers, which are fragrant to-day and offensive tomorrowFalse glory and false modestyFool in adversity and a knave in prosperityFools yield only when they cannot help itGood news should be employed in providing against badHe weighed everything, but fixed on nothingHe knew how to put a good gloss upon his failingsHe had not a long view of what was beyond his reachHelp to blind the rest of mankind, and they even become blinderHis ideas were infinitely above his capacityHis wit was far inferior to his courageImpossible for her to live without being in love with somebodyInconvenience of popularityInsinuation is of more service than that of persuasionIs there a greater in the world than heading a party?Kinds of fear only to be removed by higher degrees of terrorLaws without the protection of arms sink into contemptMan that supposed everybody had a back doorMaxims showed not great regard for virtueMazarin: embezzling some nine millions of the public moneyMen of irresolution are apt to catch at all overturesMore ambitious than was consistent with moralityMy utmost to save other souls, though I took no care of my ownNeed of caution in what we say to our friendsNeither capable of governing nor being governedNever had woman more contempt for scruples and ceremoniesNothing is so subject to delusion as pietyOftener deceived by distrusting than by being overcredulousOne piece of bad news seldom comes singlyOnly way to acquire them is to show that we do not value themPassed for the author of events of which I was only the prophetPoverty so well became himPower commonly keeps above ridiculePretended to a great deal more wit than came to his shareQueen was adored much more for her troubles than for her meritShe had nothing but beauty, which cloys when it comes aloneSo indiscreet as to boast of his successful amoursStrongest may safely promise to the weaker what he thinks fitThe subdivision of parties is generally the ruin of allThe wisest fool he ever saw in his lifeThose who carry more sail than ballastThought he always stood in need of apologiesTransitory honour is mere smokeTreated him as she did her petticoatUseful man in a faction because of his wonderful complacencyVanity to love to be esteemed the first author of thingsVerily believed he was really the man which he affected to beVirtue for a man to confess a fault than not to commit oneWe are far more moved at the hearing of old storiesWeakening and changing the laws of the landWho imagine the head of a party to be their masterWhose vivacity supplied the want of judgmentWisdom in affairs of moment is nothing without courageWith a design to do good, he did evilYet he gave more than he promisedYou must know that, with us Princes, words go for nothing
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V1[CM#10][cm10b10.txt]3847
Armed with beauty and sarcasmConduct of the sort which cements and revives attachmentsConsole me on the morrow for what had troubled me to-dayDepicting other figures she really portrays her ownIn England a man is the absolute proprietor of his wifeIn Rome justice and religion always rank second to politicsKings only desire to be obeyed when they commandLaws will only be as so many black lines on white paperLove-affair between Mademoiselle de la Valliere and the KingMadame de Montespan had died of an attack of coquetryNot show it off was as if one only possessed a kennelThat Which Often It is Best to IgnoreViolent passion had changed to mere friendshipWhen women rule their reign is always stormy and troublousWife: property or of furniture, useful to his houseWon for himself a great name and great wealth by words
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V2[CM#11][cm11b10.txt]3848
Cannot reconcile themselves to what existsDomestics included two nurses, a waiting-maid, a physicianExtravagant, without the means to be soHappy with him as a woman who takes her husband's place can bePoetry without rhapsodyPresent princes and let those be scandalised who will!Satire without bitternessTalent without artificeThe pulpit is in want of comedians; they work wonders thereThen comes discouragement; after that, habitTrust not in kingsWhat they need is abstinence, prohibitions, thwartingsWhen one has seen him, everything is excusableWould you like to be a cardinal? I can manage that
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V3[CM#12][cm12b10.txt]3849
And then he would go off, laughing in his sleeveHate me, but fear meHe was not fool enough for his placeI myself being the first to make merry at it (my plainness)In the great world, a vague promise is the same as a refusalIt is easier to offend me than to deceive meKnew how to point the Bastille cannon at the troops of the KingMadame de SevigneTime, the irresistible healerWeeping just as if princes had not got to die like anybody elseWent so far as to shed tears, his most difficult feat of allWhen one has been pretty, one imagines that one is still so
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V4[CM#13][cm13b10.txt]3850
All the death-in-life of a conventCuddlings and caresses of decrepitudeIn ill-assorted unions, good sense or good nature must intervene
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V5[CM#14][cm14b10.txt]3851
Grow like a dilapidated house; I am only here to repair myselfHe contradicted me about triflesIntimacy, once broken, cannot be renewedJealous without motive, and almost without loveThe King replied that "too much was too much"The monarch suddenly enough rejuvenated his attireThere is an exaggeration in your sorrow
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V6[CM#15][cm15b10.txt]3852
Always sold at a loss which must be sold at a given momentPermissible neither to applaud nor to hissRespectful without servilityShe awaits your replies without interruptionThese liars in surplice, in black cassock, or in purpleWish you had the generosity to show, now and again, less witYou know, madame, that he generally gets everything he wants
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN, V7[CM#16][cm16b10.txt]3853
Ambition puts a thick bandage over the eyesSays all that he means, and resolutely means all that he can saySituations in life where we are condemned to see evil doneWomen who misconduct themselves are pitiless and severe
THE ENTIRE MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN[CM#17][cm17b10.txt]3854
All the death-in-life of a conventAlways sold at a loss which must be sold at a given momentAmbition puts a thick bandage over the eyesAnd then he would go off, laughing in his sleeveArmed with beauty and sarcasmCannot reconcile themselves to what existsConduct of the sort which cements and revives attachmentsConsole me on the morrow for what had troubled me to-dayCuddlings and caresses of decrepitudeDepicting other figures she really portrays her ownDomestics included two nurses, a waiting-maid, a physicianExtravagant, without the means to be soGrow like a dilapidated house; I am only here to repair myselfHappy with him as a woman who takes her husband's place can beHate me, but fear meHe contradicted me about triflesHe was not fool enough for his placeI myself being the first to make merry at it (my plainness)In the great world, a vague promise is the same as a refusalIn Rome justice and religion always rank second to politicsIn ill-assorted unions, good sense or good nature must interveneIn England a man is the absolute proprietor of his wifeIntimacy, once broken, cannot be renewedIt is easier to offend me than to deceive meJealous without motive, and almost without loveKings only desire to be obeyed when they commandKnew how to point the Bastille cannon at the troops of the KingLaws will only be as so many black lines on white paperLove-affair between Mademoiselle de la Valliere and the KingMadame de SevigneMadame de Montespan had died of an attack of coquetryNot show it off was as if one only possessed a kennelPermissible neither to applaud nor to hissPoetry without rhapsodyPresent princes and let those be scandalised who will!Respectful without servilitySatire without bitternessSays all that he means, and resolutely means all that he can sayShe awaits your replies without interruptionSituations in life where we are condemned to see evil doneTalent without artificeThat Which Often It is Best to IgnoreThe King replied that "too much was too much"The monarch suddenly enough rejuvenated his attireThe pulpit is in want of comedians; they work wonders thereThen comes discouragement; after that, habitThere is an exaggeration in your sorrowThese liars in surplice, in black cassock, or in purpleTime, the irresistible healerTrust not in kingsViolent passion had changed to mere friendshipWeeping just as if princes had not got to die like anybody elseWent so far as to shed tears, his most difficult feat of allWhat they need is abstinence, prohibitions, thwartingsWhen women rule their reign is always stormy and troublousWhen one has seen him, everything is excusableWhen one has been pretty, one imagines that one is still soWife: property or of furniture, useful to his houseWish you had the generosity to show, now and again, less witWomen who misconduct themselves are pitiless and severeWon for himself a great name and great wealth by wordsWould you like to be a cardinal? I can manage thatYou know, madame, that he generally gets everything he wants
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY DUCH D'ORLEANS, V1[CM#18][cm18b10.txt]3855
A pious Capuchin explained her dream to herArt of satisfying people even while he reproved their requestsAsked the King a hundred questions, which is not the fashionBecause the Queen has only the rinsings of the glassDuplicity passes for wit, and frankness is looked upon as follyEven doubt whether he believes in the existence of a GodFollies and superstitions as the rosaries and other thingsFormerly the custom to swear horridly on all occasionsGreat filthiness in the interior of their housesGreat things originated from the most insignificant triflesHe always slept in the Queen's bedHe had good natural wit, but was extremely ignorantHe was a good sort of man, notwithstanding his weaknessesHer teeth were very ugly, being black and broken (Queen)I am unquestionably very uglyI formed a religion of my ownI have seldom been at a loss for something to laugh atI never take medicine but on urgent occasionsIt was not permitted to argue with himJewels and decoration attract attention (to the ugly)Louis XIV. scarcely knew how to read and writeMade his mistresses treat her with all becoming respectMy husband proposed separate bedsNo man more ignorant of religion than the King wasNobility becoming poor could not afford to buy the high officesNot lawful to investigate in matters of religionRobes battantes for the purpose of concealing her pregnancySeeing myself look as ugly as I really am (in a mirror)So great a fear of hell had been instilled into the KingSoon tired of war, and wishing to return home (Louis XIV)The old woman (Madame Maintenon)To die is the least event of my life (Maintenon)To tell the truth, I was never very fond of having childrenYou are a King; you weep, and yet I goYou never look in a mirror when you pass it
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY DUCH D'ORLEANS, V2[CM#19][cm19b10.txt]3856
Always has a fictitious malady in reserveI had a mind, he said, to commit one sin, but not twoI wished the husband not to be informed of itOld MaintenonProvided they are talked of, they are satisfiedThat what he called love was mere debauchery
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY DUCH D'ORLEANS, V3[CM#20][cm20b10.txt]3857
Bad company spoils good mannersDuc de Grammont, then Ambassador, played the ConfessorFrequent and excessive bathing have undermined her healthIt is an unfortunate thing for a man not to know himselfLike will to like
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY DUCH D'ORLEANS, V4[CM#21][cm21b10.txt]3858
But all shame is extinct in FranceExclaimed so long against high head-dressesHonour grows again as well as hairI thought I should win it, and so I lost itIf I should die, shall I not have lived long enough?Only your illegitimate daughterOriginal manuscripts of the Memoirs of Cardinal RetzShe never could be agreeable to womenSince becoming Queen she had not had a day of real happinessStout, healthy girl of nineteen had no other sins to confessSubject to frequent fits of abstractionThrow his priest into the Necker
ENTIRE MEMOIRS LOUIS XIV, BY DUCH D'ORLEANS[CM#22][cm22b10.txt]3859
A pious Capuchin explained her dream to herAlways has a fictitious malady in reserveArt of satisfying people even while he reproved their requestsAsked the King a hundred questions, which is not the fashionBad company spoils good mannersBecause the Queen has only the rinsings of the glassBut all shame is extinct in FranceDuc de Grammont, then Ambassador, played the ConfessorDuplicity passes for wit, and frankness is looked upon as follyEven doubt whether he believes in the existence of a GodExclaimed so long against high head-dressesFollies and superstitions as the rosaries and other thingsFormerly the custom to swear horridly on all occasionsFrequent and excessive bathing have undermined her healthGreat filthiness in the interior of their housesGreat things originated from the most insignificant triflesHe had good natural wit, but was extremely ignorantHe always slept in the Queen's bedHe was a good sort of man, notwithstanding his weaknessesHer teeth were very ugly, being black and broken (Queen)Honour grows again as well as hairI thought I should win it, and so I lost itI never take medicine but on urgent occasionsI wished the husband not to be informed of itI have seldom been at a loss for something to laugh atI am unquestionably very uglyI had a mind, he said, to commit one sin, but not twoI formed a religion of my ownIf I should die, shall I not have lived long enough?It is an unfortunate thing for a man not to know himselfIt was not permitted to argue with himJewels and decoration attract attention (to the ugly)Like will to likeLouis XIV. scarcely knew how to read and writeMade his mistresses treat her with all becoming respectMy husband proposed separate bedsNo man more ignorant of religion than the King wasNobility becoming poor could not afford to buy the high officesNot lawful to investigate in matters of religionOld MaintenonOnly your illegitimate daughterOriginal manuscripts of the Memoirs of Cardinal RetzProvided they are talked of, they are satisfiedRobes battantes for the purpose of concealing her pregnancySeeing myself look as ugly as I really am (in a mirror)She never could be agreeable to womenSince becoming Queen she had not had a day of real happinessSo great a fear of hell had been instilled into the KingSoon tired of war, and wishing to return home (Louis XIV)Stout, healthy girl of nineteen had no other sins to confessSubject to frequent fits of abstractionThat what he called love was mere debaucheryThe old woman (Madame Maintenon)Throw his priest into the NeckerTo tell the truth, I was never very fond of having childrenTo die is the least event of my life (Maintenon)You never look in a mirror when you pass itYou are a King; you weep, and yet I go
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY THE DUC de SAINT-SIMON
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V1[CM#23][cm23b10.txt]3860
Aptitude did not come up to my desireBelieved that to undertake and succeed were only the same thingsExceeded all that was promised of her, and all that I had hopedHe had pleased (the King) by his drugsKing was being wheeled in his easy chair in the gardensLess easily forget the injuries we inflict than those receivedMake religion a little more palpableManifesto of a man who disgorges his bileMightily tired of masters and booksMore facility I have as King to gratify myselfMy wife went to bed, and received a crowd of visitorsPeople who had only sores to sharePersuaded themselves they understood each otherReceived all the Court in her bedSaw peace desired were they less inclined to listen to termsSpark of ambition would have destroyed all his edificeSulpiciansThe safest place on the ContinentWise and disdainful silence is difficult to keep under reversesWith him one's life was safe
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V2[CM#24][cm24b10.txt]3861
But with a crawling baseness equal to her previous audacityHe limped audaciouslyHeight to which her insignificance had risenHis death, so happy for him and so sad for his friendsHis habits were publicly known to be those of the GreeksIn order to say something cutting to you, says it to himselfMadame de Maintenon in returning young and poor from AmericaNo means, therefore, of being wise among so many foolsOmissions must be repaired as soon as they are perceivedPope excommunicated those who read the book or kept itShe lose her head, and her accomplice to be broken on the wheelThe clergy, to whom envy is not unfamiliarThe porter and the soldier were arrested and torturedWhitehall, the largest and ugliest palace in EuropeWorld; so unreasoning, and so little in accord with itself
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V3[CM#25][cm25b10.txt]3862
A King's son, a King's father, and never a KingCapacity was small, and yet he believed he knew everythingHe was accused of putting on an imperceptible touch of rougeMonseigneur, who had been out wolf-huntingNever been able to bend her to a more human way of lifeSpoke only about as much as three or four womenSupported by unanswerable reasons that did not convinceThe most horrible sights have often ridiculous contrastsThe nothingness of what the world calls great destiniesWhatever course I adopt many people will condemn me
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V4[CM#26][cm26b10.txt]3863
His great piety contributed to weaken his mindOf a politeness that was unendurableReproaches rarely succeed in loveSpoil all by asking too muchTeacher lost little, because he had little to loseThere was no end to the outrageous civilities of M. de Coislin
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V5[CM#27][cm27b10.txt]3864
Imagining themselves everywhere in marvellous danger of captureOh, my lord! how many virtues you make me detestPolite when necessary, but insolent when he daredPromotion was granted according to length of service
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V6[CM#28][cm28b10.txt]3865
Compelled to pay, who would have preferred giving voluntarilyConjugal impatience of the Duc de BourgogneDesmarets no longer knew of what wood to make a crutchHe was so good that I sometimes reproached him for itIndiscreet and tyrannical charityJesuits: all means were good that furthered his designsSaid that if they were good, they were sure to be hated
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V7[CM#29][cm29b10.txt]3866
Found it easier to fly into a rage than to reply
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V8[CM#30][cm30b10.txt]3867
A king is made for his subjects, and not the subjects for himA lingering fear lest the sick man should recoverDanger of inducing hypocrisy by placing devotion too highFor want of better support I sustained myself with courageInterests of all interested painted on their facesNever was a man so ready with tears, so backward with griefSuspicion of a goitre, which did not ill become herThe shortness of each day was his only sorrow
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V9[CM#31][cm31b10.txt]3868
Admit our ignorance, and not to give fictions and inventionsArranged his affairs that he died without moneyFor penance: "we must make our servants fast"The argument of interest is the best of all with monks
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V10[CM#32][cm32b10.txt]3869
Depopulated a quarter of the realmHe liked nobody to be in any way superior to himHe was born bored; he was so accustomed to live out of himselfHe was scarcely taught how to read or writeIt is a sign that I have touched the sore pointPope not been ashamed to extol the Saint-BartholomewRevocation of the edict of NantesSeeing him eat olives with a fork!Touched, but like a man who does not wish to seem soUnreasonable love of admiration, was his ruinWho counted others only as they stood in relation to himself
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V11[CM#33][cm33b10.txt]3870
Scarcely any history has been written at first hand
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V12[CM#34][cm34b10.txt]3871
He was often firm in promises
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V13[CM#35][cm35b10.txt]3872
A cardinal may be poisoned, stabbed, got rid of altogetherEnriched one at the expense of the otherFew would be enriched at the expense of the manyI abhorred to gain at the expense of othersJuggle, which put the wealth of Peter into the pockets of PaulNot allowing ecclesiastics to meddle with public affairsPeople with difficulty believe what they have seenRome must be infallible, or she is nothing
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V14[CM#36][cm36b10.txt]3873
Countries of the Inquisition, where science is a crimeIgnorance and superstition the first of virtues
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON, V15[CM#37][cm37b10.txt]3874
A good friend when a friend at all, which was rareArtagnan, captain of the grey musketeersDeath came to laugh at him for the sweating labour he had takenFrom bad to worse was easyOthers were not allowed to dream as he had livedWe die as we have lived, and 'tis rare it happens otherwise
ENTIRE MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV, BY SAINT-SIMON[CM#38][cm38b10.txt]3875
A cardinal may be poisoned, stabbed, got rid of altogetherA good friend when a friend at all, which was rareA King's son, a King's father, and never a KingA lingering fear lest the sick man should recoverA king is made for his subjects, and not the subjects for himAdmit our ignorance, and not to give fictions and inventionsAptitude did not come up to my desireArranged his affairs that he died without moneyArtagnan, captain of the grey musketeersBelieved that to undertake and succeed were only the same thingsBut with a crawling baseness equal to her previous audacityCapacity was small, and yet he believed he knew everythingCompelled to pay, who would have preferred giving voluntarilyConjugal impatience of the Duc de BourgogneCountries of the Inquisition, where science is a crimeDanger of inducing hypocrisy by placing devotion too highDeath came to laugh at him for the sweating labour he had takenDepopulated a quarter of the realmDesmarets no longer knew of what wood to make a crutchEnriched one at the expense of the otherExceeded all that was promised of her, and all that I had hopedFew would be enriched at the expense of the manyFor penance: "we must make our servants fast"For want of better support I sustained myself with courageFound it easier to fly into a rage than to replyFrom bad to worse was easyHe had pleased (the King) by his drugsHe limped audaciouslyHe was often firm in promisesHe was so good that I sometimes reproached him for itHe was born bored; he was so accustomed to live out of himselfHe liked nobody to be in any way superior to himHe was scarcely taught how to read or writeHe was accused of putting on an imperceptible touch of rougeHeight to which her insignificance had risenHis death, so happy for him and so sad for his friendsHis habits were publicly known to be those of the GreeksHis great piety contributed to weaken his mindI abhorred to gain at the expense of othersIgnorance and superstition the first of virtuesImagining themselves everywhere in marvellous danger of captureIn order to say something cutting to you, says it to himselfIndiscreet and tyrannical charityInterests of all interested painted on their facesIt is a sign that I have touched the sore pointJesuits: all means were good that furthered his designsJuggle, which put the wealth of Peter into the pockets of PaulKing was being wheeled in his easy chair in the gardensLess easily forget the injuries we inflict than those receivedMadame de Maintenon in returning young and poor from AmericaMake religion a little more palpableManifesto of a man who disgorges his bileMightily tired of masters and booksMonseigneur, who had been out wolf-huntingMore facility I have as King to gratify myselfMy wife went to bed, and received a crowd of visitorsNever been able to bend her to a more human way of lifeNever was a man so ready with tears, so backward with griefNo means, therefore, of being wise among so many foolsNot allowing ecclesiastics to meddle with public affairsOf a politeness that was unendurableOh, my lord! how many virtues you make me detestOmissions must be repaired as soon as they are perceivedOthers were not allowed to dream as he had livedPeople who had only sores to sharePeople with difficulty believe what they have seenPersuaded themselves they understood each otherPolite when necessary, but insolent when he daredPope excommunicated those who read the book or kept itPope not been ashamed to extol the Saint-BartholomewPromotion was granted according to length of serviceReceived all the Court in her bedReproaches rarely succeed in loveRevocation of the edict of NantesRome must be infallible, or she is nothingSaid that if they were good, they were sure to be hatedSaw peace desired were they less inclined to listen to termsScarcely any history has been written at first handSeeing him eat olives with a fork!She lose her head, and her accomplice to be broken on the wheelSpark of ambition would have destroyed all his edificeSpoil all by asking too muchSpoke only about as much as three or four womenSulpiciansSupported by unanswerable reasons that did not convinceSuspicion of a goitre, which did not ill become herTeacher lost little, because he had little to loseThe clergy, to whom envy is not unfamiliarThe porter and the soldier were arrested and torturedThe shortness of each day was his only sorrowThe most horrible sights have often ridiculous contrastsThe argument of interest is the best of all with monksThe nothingness of what the world calls great destiniesThe safest place on the ContinentThere was no end to the outrageous civilities of M. de CoislinTouched, but like a man who does not wish to seem soUnreasonable love of admiration, was his ruinWe die as we have lived, and 'tis rare it happens otherwiseWhatever course I adopt many people will condemn meWhitehall, the largest and ugliest palace in EuropeWho counted others only as they stood in relation to himselfWise and disdainful silence is difficult to keep under reversesWith him one's life was safeWorld; so unreasoning, and so little in accord with itself
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET and PRINCESS LAMBALLE
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V1[CM#39][cm39b10.txt]3876
A liar ought to have a good memoryBecause he is fat, he is thought dull and heavyDanger of confiding the administration to noblemenDo not repulse him in his fond momentsHe who quits the field loses itMoney the universal lever, and you are in want of itOffering you the spectacle of my miseriesSentiment is more prompt, and inspires me with fearSworn that she had thought of nothing but you all her lifeTo despise money, is to despise happiness, liberty…We look upon you as a cat, or a dog, and go on talkingWhen the only security of a King rests upon his troopsYou tell me bad news: having packed up, I had rather go
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V2[CM#40][cm40b10.txt]3877
Air of science calculated to deceive the vulgarBad habit of talking very indiscreetly before othersClouds—you may see what you please in themDared to say to me, so he writesDead always in fault, and cannot be put out of sight too soonFrench people do not do things by halvesFresh proof of the intrigues of the JesuitsHow difficult it is to do goodI dared not touch that stringInfinite astonishment at his sharing the common destinyMadame made the Treaty of SiennaPension is granted on condition that his poems are never printedPleasure of making a great noise at little expenseSending astronomers to Mexico and Peru, to measure the earthShe always says the right thing in the right placeShe drives quick and will certainly be overturned on the road
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V3[CM#41][cm41b10.txt]3878
Embonpoint of the French PrincessesFew individuals except Princesses do with parade and publicityFrailty in the ambitious, through which the artful can actLaughed at qualities she could not comprehendMind well stored against human casualtiesPolicy, in sovereigns, is paramount to every otherQuiet work of ruin by whispers and detractionRidicule, than which no weapon is more false or deadlySalique LawsThank Heaven, I am out of harnessTraducing virtues the slanderers never possessedUnderrated what she could not imitateWhere the knout is the logician
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V4[CM#42][cm42b10.txt]3879
Fatal error of conscious rectitudeFeel themselves injured by the favour shown to othersListeners never hear any good of themselvesOnly retire to make room for another raceRegardlessness of appearances
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V5[CM#43][cm43b10.txt]3880
Beaumarchais sent arms to the AmericansEducate his children as quietists in matters of religionIt is an ill wind that blows no one any goodJudge of men by the company they keepLes culottes—what do you call them?' 'Small clothes'My little English protegeeNo phrase becomes a proverb until after a century's experienceWe say "inexpressibles"Wish art to eclipse nature
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V6[CM#44][cm44b10.txt]3881
And scarcely a woman; for your answers are very shortCan make a Duchess a beggar, but cannot make a beggar a DuchessCanvassing for a majority to set up D'OrleansClergy enjoyed one-third the national revenuesDeclaring the Duke of Orleans the constitutional KingFoolishly occupying themselves with petty mattersMany an aching heart rides in a carriageOver-caution may produce evils almost equal to carelessnessPanegyric of the great Edmund Burke upon Marie AntoinettePeople in independence are only the puppets of demagoguesRevolution not as the Americans, founded on grievancesSuppression of all superfluous religious institutionsThe King remained as if paralysed and stupefiedThese expounders—or confounders—of codesTo be accused was to incur instant deathWho confound logic with their wishes
MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET, V7[CM#45][cm45b10.txt]3882
Honesty is to be trusted before geniusMore dangerous to attack the habits of men than their religion
THE ENTIRE LOUIS XV./XVI, BY HAUSSET[CM#46][cm46b10.txt]3883
A liar ought to have a good memoryAir of science calculated to deceive the vulgarAnd scarcely a woman; for your answers are very shortBad habit of talking very indiscreetly before othersBeaumarchais sent arms to the AmericansBecause he is fat, he is thought dull and heavyCan make a Duchess a beggar, but cannot make a beggar a DuchessCanvassing for a majority to set up D'OrleansClergy enjoyed one-third the national revenuesClouds—you may see what you please in themDanger of confiding the administration to noblemenDared to say to me, so he writesDead always in fault, and cannot be put out of sight too soonDeclaring the Duke of Orleans the constitutional KingDo not repulse him in his fond momentsEducate his children as quietists in matters of religionEmbonpoint of the French PrincessesFatal error of conscious rectitudeFeel themselves injured by the favour shown to othersFew individuals except Princesses do with parade and publicityFoolishly occupying themselves with petty mattersFrailty in the ambitious, through which the artful can actFrench people do not do things by halvesFresh proof of the intrigues of the JesuitsHe who quits the field loses itHonesty is to be trusted before geniusHow difficult it is to do goodI dared not touch that stringInfinite astonishment at his sharing the common destinyIt is an ill wind that blows no one any goodJudge of men by the company they keepLaughed at qualities she could not comprehendLes culottes—what do you call them?' 'Small clothes'Listeners never hear any good of themselvesMadame made the Treaty of SiennaMany an aching heart rides in a carriageMind well stored against human casualtiesMoney the universal lever, and you are in want of itMore dangerous to attack the habits of men than their religionMy little English protegeeNo phrase becomes a proverb until after a century's experienceOffering you the spectacle of my miseriesOnly retire to make room for another raceOver-caution may produce evils almost equal to carelessnessPanegyric of the great Edmund Burke upon Marie AntoinettePension is granted on condition that his poems are never printedPeople in independence are only the puppets of demagoguesPleasure of making a great noise at little expensePolicy, in sovereigns, is paramount to every otherQuiet work of ruin by whispers and detractionRegardlessness of appearancesRevolution not as the Americans, founded on grievancesRidicule, than which no weapon is more false or deadlySalique LawsSending astronomers to Mexico and Peru, to measure the earthSentiment is more prompt, and inspires me with fearShe always says the right thing in the right placeShe drives quick and will certainly be overturned on the roadSuppression of all superfluous religious institutionsSworn that she had thought of nothing but you all her lifeThank Heaven, I am out of harnessThe King remained as if paralysed and stupefiedThese expounders—or confounders—of codesTo be accused was to incur instant deathTo despise money, is to despise happiness, liberty…Traducing virtues the slanderers never possessedUnderrated what she could not imitateWe look upon you as a cat, or a dog, and go on talkingWe say "inexpressibles"When the only security of a King rests upon his troopsWhere the knout is the logicianWho confound logic with their wishesWish art to eclipse natureYou tell me bad news: having packed up, I had rather go