Formerly the custom to swear horridly on all occasions Found it easier to fly into a rage than to reply Frailty in the ambitious, through which the artful can act French people do not do things by halves French Revolution was fostered by robbery and murder Frequent and excessive bathing have undermined her health Fresh proof of the intrigues of the Jesuits From bad to worse was easy From faith to action the bridge is short Future effects dreaded from its past enormities General who is too fond of his life ought never to enter a camp Generals of Cabinets are often indifferent captains in the field God is only the invention of fear Gold, changes black to white, guilt to innocence Grand-Dieu, mamma! will it be yesterday over again? Great filthiness in the interior of their houses Great things originated from the most insignificant trifles Grow like a dilapidated house; I am only here to repair myself Hail their sophistry and imposture as inspiration Happiness does not dwell in palaces Happy with him as a woman who takes her husband's place can be Hate me, but fear me He was scarcely taught how to read or write He was accused of putting on an imperceptible touch of rouge He was too honest to judge soundly and to act rightly He contradicted me about trifles He liked nobody to be in any way superior to him He always slept in the Queen's bed He is afraid to command He was not fool enough for his place He who quits the field loses it He limped audaciously He was a good sort of man, notwithstanding his weaknesses He had good natural wit, but was extremely ignorant He had pleased (the King) by his drugs He was born bored; he was so accustomed to live out of himself He was so good that I sometimes reproached him for it He was often firm in promises Hearsay liable to be influenced by ignorance or malice Height to which her insignificance had risen Her present Serene Idiot, as she styles the Prince Borghese Her teeth were very ugly, being black and broken (Queen) Hero of great ambition and small capacity: La Fayette His ruin was resolved on; they passed to the order of the day His death, so happy for him and so sad for his friends His habits were publicly known to be those of the Greeks His great piety contributed to weaken his mind His seraglio in the Parc-aux-Cerfs History of the man with the iron mask Honesty is to be trusted before genius Honour grows again as well as hair Honours and success are followed by envy Hopes they (enemies) should hereafter become our friends How difficult it is to do good How much people talk about what they do not comprehend How can I have any regret when I partake your misfortunes How many reputations are gained by an impudent assurance I love the conveniences of life too well I am unquestionably very ugly I do not like these rhapsodies I had a mind, he said, to commit one sin, but not two I hate all that savours of fanaticism I formed a religion of my own I dared not touch that string