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True friendship is never serene.Marie De RabutinChantal
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Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with!Marie De RabutinChantal
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Great friendship is never without anxiety.Marie De RabutinChantal
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal (1601-1676) was the illegitimate daughter of the famous Marquise de Rambouillet and her lover, Nicolas de Neufville. She was the younger sister of Saint-Simon and the Countess de Soissons. She became a powerful figure in European intellectual and political life during the seventeenth century, and is best remembered for her numerous conversations with Voltaire.
True friendship is never serene.Marie De RabutinChantal
Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with!Marie De RabutinChantal
Great friendship is never without anxiety.Marie De RabutinChantal