Marquis Stanislas Jean de Boufflers Quotes
There is enjoyment even in sadness; and the same souvenirs which have produced long regrets may also soften them.
The greatest of all pleasures is to give pleasure to one whom we love.
The zero of friendship's thermometer.
If we are told a man is religious, we still ask what are his morals.
Jealousy is the sister of love, as the devil is the brother of angels.
Men may be ungrateful, but the human race is not so.
Ignorance is a prolonged infancy only deprived of its charm.
Glory is safe when it is deserved; it is not so with popularity; one lasts like a mosaic, the other is effaced like a crayon drawing.
Conscience is the living law, and honor is to this law what piety is to religion.
Constancy is a saint without a worshiper.