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      THE MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS    

 
      By Maguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre    

 
 
 
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      Maguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre    

 
 
 
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 Catherine de' Medici    
Adversity is solitary, while prosperitydwells in a crowdComeliness of his person, which at alltimes pleads powerfullyEnvy and malice are self-deceiversEverything in the world bore a doubleaspectFrom faith to action the bridge isshortHearsay liable to be influenced byignorance or maliceHonours and success are followed byenvyHopes they (enemies) should hereafterbecome our friendsI should praise you more had youpraised me lessIt is the usual frailty of our sex tobe fond of flatteryLovers are not criminal in theestimation of one anotherMistrust is the sure forerunner ofhatredMuch is forgiven to a kingNecessity is said to be the mother ofinventionNever approached any other man nearenough to know a differenceNot to repose too much confidence inour friendsParliament aided the King to expel theJesuits from FrancePrefer truth to embellishmentRather out of contempt, and because itwas good policySituated as I was betwixt fear and hopeThe pretended reformed religionThe Massacre of St. Bartholomew's DayThe record of the war is as the smokeof a furnaceThere is too much of it for earnest,and not enough for jestThose who have given offence to hatethe offended partyTo embellish my story I have neitherleisure nor abilityTroubles might not be lastingYoung girls seldom take much notice ofchildren

 
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