Friday, October 9, 2009

Sixteenth Century Quote of the Week


"Vivez, si m'en croyez,
n'attendez à demain:
Cueillez dés aujourdhuy
les roses de la vie."

"Live now, believe me,
don't wait until tomorrow:
Gather the roses of life today."

Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585), French poet
Le Second livre des Sonets pour Hélène, XXIV
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    That's beautiful! Along the lines of...~Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain~
    renee

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  2. Juli D. RevezzoOctober 10, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    Lovely quote, Julianne. :) Thanks for sharing. I love reading your posts. Keep up the fine, fine work!

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  3. Julianne DouglasOctober 12, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    I'm so happy you're all finding these quotes worthwhile! It's fun to find them.

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