We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.

Quote by Marguerite Gardiner

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Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.

Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed...

Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed...

The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise...

The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise...

Love-matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn...

Love-matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn...

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus...

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus...

When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left...

When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left...

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible...

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible...

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it...

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it...

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are,...

I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are,...

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the...

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the...

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made...

Life has so many great options but you don't have to pick what seems to...

Life has so many great options but you don't have to pick what seems to...

Be content to seem what you really are.

Be content to seem what you really are.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will...

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will...

I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my...

I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my...

A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.

A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.