6 Quotes by Eleanor of Aquitaine

Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear colleagues, it does not respect or spare anyone, not even itself."[First letter to Pope Celestine (1193)]

In a world where carpenters get resurrected, everything is possible.

Trees are not known by their leaves, nor even by their blossoms, but by their fruits.

What family doesn’t have its ups and downs?

Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear colleagues, it does not respect or spare anyone, not even itself.

My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.