39 Quotes by Marie de France

Whoever believes in a man is very foolish.

But Fortune, who never forgets her duty, turns her wheel suddenly.

Whoever has received knowledge and eloquence in speech from God should not be silent or secretive but demonstrate it willingly. When a great good is widely heard of, then, and only then, does it bloom, and when that good is praised by man, it has spread its blossoms.

In times gone by there lived a Count of Ponthieu, who loved chivalry and the pleasures of the world beyond measure, and moreover was a stout knight and a gallant gentleman

You have to endure what you can't change.

A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats.

Desire can blind us to the hazards of our enterprises.

The rich are never threatened by the poor - they do not notice them.

By men's words we know them.