Madeleine de Scudery Quotes

France, Writer
November 15, 1607 – June, 2, 1701.

Madeleine de Scudéry (15 November 1607 – 2 June 1701), often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer. She was the younger sister of author Georges de Scudéry.

The only rose without thorns is friendship.

Madeleine de Scudery
- Real
- Friendship
- Rose
Love makes the greatest pleasures and most sensitive misfortunes of life.

Madeleine de Scudery
- Life
- Love
- For Her

It is more important to have self-respect than to gain respect from others.

Madeleine de Scudery
- Important
- Respect
- Self
Men should keep their eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Madeleine de Scudery
- Men
- Eyes
- Marriage
A jealous man always finds more than he is looking for.

Madeleine de Scudery
- Men
- Jealousy
- Jealous Man
The virtue which has never been attacked by temptation is deserving of no monument.

Madeleine de Scudery
Love is a capricious creature which desires everything and can be contented with almost nothing.

Madeleine de Scudery
Love makes mutes of those who habitually speak most fluently.

Madeleine de Scudery