100+ Charles Perrault Quotes | InspiringQuotes.us

The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.

source: - Charles Perrault (2015). “The sleeping beauty in the woods”, p.19, "Издательство ""Проспект"""

Topics: Gratitude, Joy, Shows, Joy And Gratitude

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For you know that I myself am a labyrinth, where one easily gets lost.

Topics: Labyrinth, Lost

I wish with all my heart that you may be the most lovable prince in the world, and I bestow my gift on you as much as I am able.

source: - Charles Perrault (2015). “Riquet with the tuft”, p.17, "Издательство ""Проспект"""

Topics: Heart, Wish, World, Most Lovable

Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.

source: - The Brothers Grimm, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Andersen, Alexander Afanasiev, J. Macgowan, Madame Gabrielle de Villeneuve, Joseph Jacobs, Andrew Lang, Charles Perrault, and many others “Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know”, Slavamax BVBA

Topics: Queens, Son, Long, Amiable

Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw the mother.

Topics: Daughter, Mother, Character, Two Daughters

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.

source: - Charles Perrault (2016). “Little Thumb (English German bilingual Edition illustrated): Der kleine Däumling (Englisch Deutsch zweisprachige Ausgabe illustriert)”, p.2, Clap Publishing, LLC.

Topics: Brother, Children, Littles, Discreet, Poor Children

After a hundred years the son of the King then reigning, who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, was a-hunting on that side of the country, and he asked what those towers were which he saw in the middle of a great thick wood.

source: - Charles Perrault (2015). “The sleeping beauty in the woods”, p.13, "Издательство ""Проспект"""

Topics: Country, Kings, Princess

The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her side, and his pretty speeches to her never ceased.

source: - Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.9, Library of Alexandria

Topics: Sister, Kings, Son, Two Sisters

Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.

source: - Charles Perrault, Sally Holmes (1993). “The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault”, p.69, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Topics: Fairy, Charm, True Gifts

The less there is of eloquence, the more there is of love.

source: - Charles Perrault (2014). “Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: Children's Classics”, p.23, Everyman's Library