- Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon
(11/27/1635 – 04/15/1719)
French courtesan, writer
| Born 11/26 | Born 11/27 | Born 11/28 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 11/26 | Died 11/27 | Died 11/28 | Death Dates |
"The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others."
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"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power."
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"That's what you think."
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| "Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties." |
"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine."
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"That's what it's all about—filling up the empty chest cavities and kneecaps and elbows."
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"Our world is driven by our remarkable ability to carefully measure and divide units of time. In a reasonable sense, the invention of clocks has had a greater effect on our lives than the invention of wheels. You can invent wheels relatively easily, if you live where trees fall over."
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| Born 11/26 | Born 11/27 | Born 11/28 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 11/26 | Died 11/27 | Died 11/28 | Death Dates |