| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Madame de Girardin |
| | | Grief is the culture of the soul; it is the true fertiliser. | 1 |
| Infidelity, like death, admits of no degrees. | 2 |
| Love with men is not a sentiment, but an idea. | 3 |
| Self-interest, that leprosy of the age, attacks us from infancy, and we are startled to observe little heads calculate before knowing how to reflect. | 4 |
| We are only vulnerable and ridiculous through our pretensions. | 5 | | |
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