Madeleine de Scudery Quotes on Knowledge
Madeleine de Scudery was a French novelist, salonniere, and philosopher of the seventeenth century, the most widely read living writer of her age in any language and the central figure of the Parisian Saturday salon. This page collects quotes attributed to Madeleine de Scudery on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Madeleine de Scudery:
“There is no good society without a sustained philosophical conversation among its members.”
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Attributed to Madeleine de Scudery:
“What women have learned in the ordering of households, men might profitably learn in the ordering of states.”
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“Women should despise slander, and fear to provoke it.”
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“The head, however strong it may be, can accomplish nothing against the heart.”
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“Love is — I know not what; which comes — I know not whence; which is formed — I know not how; which enchants — I know not by what; and which ends — I know not when or why.”
p. 221