Marie Antoinette

"Science illuminates the truth."

"Music soothes the troubled heart."

"Faith sustains us through trials."

"A true leader serves others."

"Work is the dignity of man."

"Dreams fuel the human spirit."

"Humor lightens the darkest days."

"Beauty is fleeting but eternal."

"Death is the final adventure."

"Perseverance conquers all."

"I was a Queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long."

"They wished to separate us; divide our interests; but in vain. We are too strongly united."

"I have nothing left but my integrity and my virtue."

"One can never be too elegant."

"Etiquette is the barrier which society draws around itself."

"I know that I am hated; I have never sought to be loved."

"The Austrian woman will do her duty."

"Let them eat cake—a phrase I never uttered, for such thoughts never crossed my mind."

"I am only what I have been made to be."

"A Queen should possess dignity and grace at all times."

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

"I have learned that one must accept life as it comes, with all its trials and tribulations."

"The people's love is a fleeting thing; duty is eternal."

"I wish only for peace, but the world will not grant it."

"In my heart, I have always been a simple woman, despite my station."

"Never underestimate the power of silence; sometimes it speaks louder than words."

"I am condemned by those who know me not."

"Luxury is not a necessity, but it reflects the state of one's mind."

"I have faced my fate with the composure of one who knows their innocence."

"The greatest sadness is to love someone and have them taken away."