Madame de Motteville, Françoise Bertaut de Motteville

Madame de
Motteville, Françoise Bertaut de Motteville
1620
1689

French Memoir Writer

Author Quotes

Without speech no reason, without reason no speech.

Character, Reason, Speech, reason, speech

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

Character, Indignation, Looks, looks

If only man could be induced to laugh more they might hate less, and find more serenity here on earth. If they cannot worship together, or accept the same laws, or tolerate the wonderful diversity of thought and behavior and physique with which they have been blessed, at least they can laugh together.

Behavior, Character, Diversity, Earth, Hate, Man, Serenity, Thought, Worship, behavior, hate, worship, man, thought, diversity, laugh, Thought

Laughter, indeed, is God’s therapy... in order that we might understand that at the heart of our mortal existence there lies a mystery, at once unutterably beautiful and hilariously funny.

Character, Existence, God, Heart, Laughter, Mortal, Mystery, Order, order, existence, heart, Understand

The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our duty and find in it our pleasures.

Character, Duty, Happy, Love, love, duty
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First Name
Madame de
Last Name
Motteville, Françoise Bertaut de Motteville
Birth Date
1620
Death Date
1689
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French Memoir Writer