Though jealousy be produced by love, as ashes are by fire, yet jealousy extinguishes love as ashes smother the flame.

- Marguerite De Navarre

Blessed ... is he who has it in his power to do evil, yet does it not.

- Marguerite De Navarre

When one has one good day in the year, one is not wholly unfortunate.

- Marguerite De Navarre

Spite will make a woman do more than love.

- Marguerite De Navarre

I have heard much of these languishing lovers, but I never yet saw one of them die for love.

- Marguerite De Navarre

People pretend not to like grapes when the vines are too high for them to reach

- Marguerite De Navarre

Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it.

- Marguerite De Navarre

Man is wise ... when he recognizes no greater enemy than himself.

- Marguerite De Navarre

God always helps madmen, lovers, and drunkards.

- Marguerite De Navarre