Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes

A collection of quotes by Marguerite Yourcenar.

Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) was a Belgian-born French author, best known for her acclaimed novel "Memoirs of Hadrian." She was the first woman elected to the French Academy, and her writing explored themes such as history, identity, and human nature. Yourcenar's works often combined philosophical reflection with rich storytelling, earning her international recognition. Considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, she left a lasting impact on literature and is still celebrated for her profound and poetic prose.

I have never seasoned a truth with the sauce of a lie in ord

I have never seasoned a truth with the sauce of a lie in order to digest it more easily.

Marguerite Yourcenar

Truth Order

Tout bonheur est un chef-d'oeuvre: la moindre erreur le faus

Tout bonheur est un chef-d'oeuvre: la moindre erreur le fausse, la moindre hésitation l'altère, la moindre lourder le dépare, la moindre sottise l'abêtit.

Marguerite Yourcenar

Wisdom Life Happiness

The memory of most men is an abandoned cemetery where lie, u

The memory of most men is an abandoned cemetery where lie, unsung and unhonored, the dead whom they have ceased to cherish. Any lasting grief is reproof to their forgetfulness.

Marguerite Yourcenar

Memory

Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at lea

Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of the cult as to their goddess herself.

Marguerite Yourcenar

Infatuation