Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Madame La Comtesse, Diane de Vobrillac (Marie de Beausacq)
Confidante to King Louis XVI, Character in Ben Franklin in Paris by Sidney Michaels
"To be brave for one short instant is no hard matter; it is easier to die for a cause than to live for it."
"Habit is memory in action."
"We judge others by their words and deeds, ourselves by our thoughts and our intentions."
"Happiness is not given but exchanged."
"I prefer a dream to an illusion. In a dream I know my eyes are closed; in an illusion I think they are open."
"How can we venture to judge others when we know so well how ill-equipped they are for judging us?"