Marguerite of Navarre Quotes on Knowledge
Marguerite of Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angouleme, was a French Renaissance queen, poet, and religious philosopher, sister of Francis I of France and queen of Navarre, whose court at Nerac became one of the chief centers of French humanist and reform-minded thought in the first half of the sixteenth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Marguerite of Navarre on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Marguerite of Navarre:
“Love is the great philosophical question, and every story is its commentary.”
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Attributed to Marguerite of Navarre:
“A queen who reads is more dangerous than a queen who only commands.”
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“First Day, Novel VIII (trans. W. K. Kelly)”
I have heard much of these languishing lovers, but I never yet saw one of them die for love. -
“Second Day, Novel XII (trans. W. K. Kelly)”
To me it seems much better to love a woman as a woman, than to make her one's idol, as many do. For my part, I am convinced that it is better to use than to abuse. -
“Second Day, Novel XIX (trans. W. K. Kelly)”
No one ever perfectly loved God who did not perfectly love some of his creatures in this world. -
“Un malheureux cherche l'autre.”
As two unhappy people often will, the one sought out the other. | Third Day, Novel XXI (trans. P. A. Chilton) | Variant translation: Misery loves company. -
“As two unhappy people often will, the one sought out the other.”
Un malheureux cherche l'autre. -
“Third Day, Novel XXI (trans. P. A. Chilton)”
Un malheureux cherche l'autre.