“We can easily forgive want of means; but littleness, with means, is disgusting.” Quote by Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“Politeness costs little and yields much.” LittlesCostYieldPoliteness Author:Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“Perfect friendship puts us under the necessity of being virtuous. As it can only be preserved among estimable persons, it forces us to resemble them. You find in friendship the surety of good counsel, the emulation of good example, sympathy in our griefs, succor in our distress.” PersonsForceFriendshipPerfectGriefExampleVirtuousDistressGood ExamplesEmulationPerfect Friendship Author:Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“Simplicity is oftenest an adroit pretence.” SimplicityPretence Author:Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us.” ApproachPerceiveDefectsShortcomingsOdor Author:Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“The first rule for speaking well is to think well.” ThinkingFirstsWellsSpeechSpeaking Well Author:Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“We like to know the weakness of eminent persons; it consoles us for our inferiority.” KnowsPersonsWeaknessSuperiorityInferiorityConsole Author:Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
“Canada is not a country for the cold of heart or the cold of feet.” HeartCountryFeetColdCanada Author:Pierre Trudeau
“Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power.” MeanPowerParallelsEmergenceVery MeanBleeding Heart Author:Pierre Trudeau
“A man is not necessarily a master because he happened to compose two or three centuries ago. Let us beware of the worship of mere antiquity.” MenTwoThreeHappenedCenturyMastersWorshipMereAntiquity Author:Ignacy Jan Paderewski
“America, the country of my heart, my second home.” HeartCountryHomeAmericaMy Heart Author:Ignacy Jan Paderewski