Madeleine de Puisieux

Madeleine d'Arsant de Puisieux (12 April 1720 – 28 November 1798) was a French writer and proto-feminist. Quotes A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902) Edited by J. de Finod. New York: D. Appleton and Co. Jealousy is the homage that inferiority pays to merit. p. 65 In retailing slander, we name the originator, in order to enjoy a pleasure without danger. p. 72 One seeks new friends only when too well known by old ones. p. 77 Men are so unjust that to be unhappy is to be wrong. p. 83 A great name without merit is like an epitaph on a coffin. p. 97 Would you know how to give? Put yourself in the place of him who receives. p. 183 External links Category:Women authors from France Category:Feminists Category:Philosophers from France Category:1720 births Category:1798 deaths