Madame de La Fayette Professions : Writer Born : March 18, 1634 Died : May 25, 1693 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Madame de La Fayette If one thinks that one is happy, that is enough to be happy. Madame de La Fayette happiness life thinking One is very weak when one is in love. Madame de La Fayette weak We pardon infidelities, but we do not forget them. Madame de La Fayette pardon infidelity forget I have left all my business and all my husbands; I have taken with me only fair weather and my children, which is as much as I want. Madame de La Fayette husband change children One may forgive infidelity, but one does not forget it. Madame de La Fayette infidelity forgiving may You love writing; I hate it; and if I had a lover who expected a note from me every morning, I should certainly break with him. Let me beg you then not to measure my friendship by my writing. Madame de La Fayette hate writing morning Most mothers think that to keep young people away from love-making it is enough never to speak of it in their presence. Madame de La Fayette mother sex thinking If I had a lover who wanted to hear from me every day, I would break with him. Madame de La Fayette satiety break lovers Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors