Marie de France Quotes
Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips.
France, Marie de. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France. Translated by Eugene Mason, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1911.
This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David. This quotation urges a leader to avoid advisors and appointees who do not tell the truth.
Mrs Shehan was trying to have a meeting with the President to ask why the nations was occupying Iraq.
Marie de France (fl. 1160 to 1215) was a poet, possibly born in what is now France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court of King Henry II of England. Virtually nothing is known of her life; both her given name and its geographical specification come from her manuscripts. However, one written description of her work and popularity from her own era still exists. She is considered by scholars to be the first woman known to write francophone verse.
