Marguerite Gardiner Quotes


"Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Absence, Affection, Friends, Meeting, Regret, Separation, Wonders)

"Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant?"
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Monuments, Names, Posterity, Respect, Vanity)

"When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Time, Affection, Doubt)

"We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: May, Respect, Smile)

"The Temple of Diana is in the vicinity of the fountain, which has given rise to the conjecture that it originally constituted a portion of the ancient baths."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Temple)

"Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Heart, May, Tears)

"In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Sex, Absence, Attention, Forget, France, May, Woman)

"I see little alteration at Lyons since I formerly passed through it. Its manufactories are, nevertheless, flourishing, though less improvement than could be expected is visible in the external aspect of the place."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Improvement)

"Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Happiness, Being, Content)

"Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Appearance, Manners, Remarkable)

"Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Dreams, Fashion)

"The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness."
- Marguerite Gardiner
(Related: Conscience, Politeness)