Charles Perrault Quotes

• The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.

  Charles Perrault

  Gratitude, Joy, Inspirational Christmas

  Charles Perrault (2015). “The sleeping beauty in the woods”, p.19, "Издательство ""Проспект"""

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• For you know that I myself am a labyrinth, where one easily gets lost.

  Charles Perrault

  Labyrinth, Lost, Knows

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• The less there is of eloquence, the more there is of love.

  Charles Perrault

  Eloquence

  Charles Perrault (2014). “Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: Children's Classics”, p.23, Everyman's Library

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• Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.

  Charles Perrault

  Fairy, Charm, True Gifts

  Charles Perrault, Sally Holmes (1993). “The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault”, p.69, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• To wait so long/And want a man refined and strong/Is not at all uncommon. And yet to wait one hundred years/Without a tear, without a care/Makes for a very rare woman. So here our tale appears to show/How marriage deferred/Brings joy unheard/Nothing lost after a century or so. But others love with more ardor/And wed quickly out of passion/Whatever they do/I won’t deplore/Nor shall I preach a lesson.

  Charles Perrault

  Strong, Passion, Men

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• He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and, putting the slipper to her little foot, he found it went on very easily, and fitted her as if it had been made of wax.

  Charles Perrault

  Feet, Slippers, Down And

  Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.11, Library of Alexandria

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• Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.

  Charles Perrault

  Queens, Son, Long

  The Brothers Grimm, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Andersen, Alexander Afanasiev, J. Macgowan, Madame Gabrielle de Villeneuve, Joseph Jacobs, Andrew Lang, Charles Perrault, and many others “Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know”, Slavamax BVBA

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• The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.

  Charles Perrault

  Daughter, Mother, Gentleman

  Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.4, Library of Alexandria

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• I wish with all my heart that you may be the most lovable prince in the world, and I bestow my gift on you as much as I am able.

  Charles Perrault

  Heart, Wish, World

  Charles Perrault (2015). “Riquet with the tuft”, p.17, "Издательство ""Проспект"""

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• The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.

  Charles Perrault

  Brother, Children, Littles

  Charles Perrault (2016). “Little Thumb (English German bilingual Edition illustrated): Der kleine Däumling (Englisch Deutsch zweisprachige Ausgabe illustriert)”, p.2, Clap Publishing, LLC.

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• The King's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall where the company were assembled.

  Charles Perrault

  Kings, Princess, Son

  Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.8, Library of Alexandria

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• Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw the mother.

  Charles Perrault

  Daughter, Mother, Character

  Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.55, Library of Alexandria

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• After a hundred years the son of the King then reigning, who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, was a-hunting on that side of the country, and he asked what those towers were which he saw in the middle of a great thick wood.

  Charles Perrault

  Country, Kings, Princess

  Charles Perrault (2015). “The sleeping beauty in the woods”, p.13, "Издательство ""Проспект"""

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• The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her side, and his pretty speeches to her never ceased.

  Charles Perrault

  Sister, Kings, Son

  Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.9, Library of Alexandria

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