Perrault's Fairy Tales Quotes

“FIRST MORAL

Good manners are not easy
They need a little care,
But when we least expect it
Bring rewards both rich and rare.


SECOND MORAL

Brute force or bribes of diamonds
Bend others to your will,
But gentle words have greater power
And gain more conquests still.”
― Charles Perrault, Perrault's Fairy Tales

“The less there is of eloquence, the more there is of love.”
― Charles Perrault, Perrault's Fairy Tales

“friend”
― Charles Perrault, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault: with original color illustrations by Harry Clarke

“of the culprit. Architecture next engaged his attention, and in 1657 he designed a house at Viry for his brother and supervised its construction.”
― Charles Perrault, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault: with original color illustrations by Harry Clarke

“ever called her child.) The poor creature told her frankly all the matter, not without dropping out infinite numbers of diamonds. “In good faith,” cried the mother, “I must send my child thither. Come hither, Fanny, look what comes out of thy sister’s mouth when she speaks!”
― Charles Perrault, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault: with original color illustrations by Harry Clarke

“Perhaps it also demonstrates that any young girl can live quite healthily on coarse bread and clear water – so long as she has fine clothes.”
― Ann Lawrence, Tales from Perrault