Juliette Drouet Quotes

Genius does not only pertain to the brain, it belongs above all to the heart.

You are not only the solar spectrum with the seven luminous colours, but the sun himself, that illumines, warms, and revivifies! This is what you are, and I am the lowly woman that adores you.

What is delayed is not lost.

I must have true love or nothing.

Love exalts as much as glory does.

I could dispense with life sooner than with your love.

When I am dead, I am certain that the imprint of my love will be found on my heart. It is impossible to worship as I do without leaving some visible trace behind when life is over.

The abuse of love, like the abuse of health, brings suffering and death in its train.