Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand quotes
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“The first step is the hardest.”
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“Heed the still small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly.”
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“Rules of society are nothing; one's conscience is the umpire.”
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“Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.”
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand -
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“Faith is a devout belief in what one does not understand.”
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“I love nothing and that is the true cause of my ennui.”
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“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.”
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“[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.”
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“Do I believe in ghosts? No, but I'm afraid of them.”
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“Ah! I shall repeat it endlessly, the only misfortune is to be born!”
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“God is not more incomprehensible than you; but if he is not more just, it is hardly worth while beIieving in him.”
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“Impromptu thoughts are mental wild-flowers.”
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“. . . everything seems insupportable to me. This may very well be because I am insupportable myself.”
-- Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
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