The above beautiful and rather ornate Heart shaped pendant locket is traditionally ascribed as belonging to Marie Antoinette, set under glass or rock-crystal with an inscribed card and mounted in a gold filigree setting also contains a lock of her hair.
A small gold padlock is suspended from the base with a key on a chain attached to the suspension loop. The filigree in the form of tight spiral discs forming ‘spectacles’ shapes, placed within the flat wire rim.
If you want to see it up close and personal, go to the British Museum.
By Jean-Baptiste Gautier Dagoty (1740-1786) – Unknown, Public Domain,
Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria. She was the 15th of the 16 children of Emperor Francis I. She was only 15 years old when she was married off to Louis XVI of France, who was then 16.
She was only a teenager when she became a queen. She became a symbol of the excesses of the monarchy and is traditionally credited with the famous quote: “Let them eat cake,”, although there is no evidence she actually said it, upon learning that the peasants had no bread.
This showed that the great princess was out of touch and oblivious to the condition of the people.
The beautiful Marie Antoniette was beheaded by guillotine.
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
– de Gaulle
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
– Charles de Gaulle
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Diplomants are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.
– de Gaulle
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese.
– Charles De Gaulle
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It will not ber any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.
– de Gaulle
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No nation has friends – only interests.
– Charles De Gaulle
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Politics are to serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
– de Gaulle
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
– Charles De Gaulle
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
– de Gaulle
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
– Charles De Gaulle
A guest and a fish after three days are poison.
– France
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A loving heart is always young.
– French
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All cats are bad in May.
– French
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Dress slowly when you are in a hurry.
– France
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Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.
– French Proverb
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Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks.
(tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
– French Proverb
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Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.
—From the French.
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Follow the river and you will reach the sea.
– France
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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.
– France
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Gratitude is the heart’s memory.
– French Proverb
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He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
– France
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He who can lick can bite.
– French
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He is rich who owes nothing.
– French Proverb
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He that does not ask will never get a bargain.
-French Proverb
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If you would understand men, study women.
– France
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If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength.
– French Proverb
In doubtful matters courage may do much; in desperate, patience.
– French Proverb
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It is not only necessary to love, but also to say so.
– French Saying
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Love makes time pass; time makes love pass.
~French Proverb
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Not every sort of wood is fit to make an arrow.
– France
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Not every one that dances is glad.
—French.
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One foot is better than two stilts.
– France
Only great men may have great faults.
– French
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Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want.
– French Proverb
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Ready money works great cures.
– French Proverb
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Set a thief to catch a thief.
– French Proverb
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There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.
– French Proverb
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There is no flying without wings.
– French Proverb
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There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
– French Proverb
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The cobbler always wears the worst shoes.
– France
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The first step binds one to the second.
~French Proverb
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The price spoils the pleasure.
– French
The worst is not always certain but it’s very likely.
– French
There is no such thing as a pretty good omelette.
– France
There is one who kisses, and the other who offers a cheek.
– French
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Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.
– French Proverb
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We know the worth of a thing when we have lost it.
– French Proverb
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
– French Proverb
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When one has one’s hand full of truth it is not always wise to open it.
~French Proverb
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Who lends to a friend loses twice.
– France
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When we cannot get what we love, we must love what is within our reach.
– French Proverb
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With enough “ifs” we could put Paris into a bottle.
– French
