François de Malherbe Quotes

François de Malherbe was a French poet, critic, and translator.

✵ 1555 – 16. October 1628
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Famous François de Malherbe Quotes

“To will what God doth will, that is the only science
That gives us any rest.”

François de Malherbe

Consolation, Stanza 7. Longfellow's translation.

“But she bloomed on earth, where the most beautiful things have the saddest destiny;
And Rose, she lived as live the roses, for the space of a morning.”

François de Malherbe

Mais elle était du monde, où les plus belles choses
Ont le pire destin;
Et Rose, elle a vécu ce que vivent les roses,
L'espace d'un matin.
Letter of condolence to M. Du Perrier on the loss of his daughter, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 680

“Our days and nights
Have sorrows woven with delights.”

François de Malherbe

To Cardinal Richelieu. Longfellow's translation.

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