Marguerite de Navarre Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“People pretend not to like grapes when the vines are too high for them to reach”
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“Never shall a man attain to the perfect love of God who has not loved to perfection some creature in this world.”
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“Man is wise ... when he recognizes no greater enemy than himself.”
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“I have heard much of these languishing lovers, but I never yet saw one of them die for love.”
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“Blessed ... is he who has it in his power to do evil, yet does it not.”
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“Though jealousy be produced by love, as ashes are by fire, yet jealousy extinguishes love as ashes smother the flame ...”
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“Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it.”
-- Marguerite de Navarre
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