Madame de Tourvel

Famous quotes containing the words madame de and/or madame:

    Après nous le déluge.
    [”After us, the flood.”]
    Madame De Pompadour (1721–1764)

    My consolation is to think of the women I have known, now that there is no longer such thing as elegance. But how can people who contemplate these horrible creatures under their hats covered in pigeon-houses or gardens, how can they understand the charm of seeing Madame Swann wearing a simple mauve cap or a small hat surmounted by a straight iris?
    Marcel Proust (1871–1922)