Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The first step is the hardest.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Firsts #Steps #First Steps
Heed the still small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Inspirational #Voice #Folly
Rules of society are nothing; one's conscience is the umpire.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Integrity #Umpires #Hypocrisy
Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Inspirational #Progress #Strive
Faith is a devout belief in what one does not understand.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Faith #Doe #Belief
I love nothing and that is the true cause of my ennui.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Love #Causes #Ennui
I hear nothings, I speak nothings, I take interest in nothing and from nothing to nothing I travel gently down the dull way which leads to becoming nothing.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Dull #Way #Becoming
[On the legend that after being beheaded St. Denis walked six miles with his head in his hands:] It is only the first step that is difficult.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Hands #Legends #Firsts
Do I believe in ghosts? No, but I'm afraid of them.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Believe #I Believe #Ghost
Ah! I shall repeat it endlessly, the only misfortune is to be born!
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Born #Repeats #Misfortunes
God is not more incomprehensible than you; but if he is not more just, it is hardly worth while beIieving in him.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Ifs
Impromptu thoughts are mental wild-flowers.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#Flower
. . . everything seems insupportable to me. This may very well be because I am insupportable myself.
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

#May #Wells #Seems

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