Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse

thumb| Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (9 November 1732 – 23 May 1776) was a French salon holder and letter writer. She held a prominent salon in Paris during the Enlightenment. She is best-known today, however, for her letters, first published in 1809, which offer compelling accounts of two tragic love affairs. Quotes A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1902) Edited by J. de Finod. New York: D. Appleton and Co. It is the merit of those who praise that makes the value of the commendation. p. 82 To envy anybody is to confess ourselves his inferior. p. 94 To love is to make a compact with sorrow. p. 105 In love, great pleasures come very near great sorrows. p. 183 Benevolence rejuvenates the heart, exercise, the memory, and remembrance, life. p. 187 Calumny spreads like an oil-spot: we endeavor to cleanse it, but the mark remains. p. 189 A woman would be in despair if nature had formed her as fashion makes her appear. p. 212 In a tête-à-tête we are never more interrupted than when we say nothing. p. 214 External links Category:Women authors from France Category:1732 births Category:1776 deaths Category:Women born before the 19th century