Quote by: Héloïse d'Argenteuil

If the portraits of our absent friends are pleasant to us, which renew our memory of them and relieve our regret for their absence by a false and empty consolation, how much more pleasant are letters which bring us the written characters of the absent friend.


Author Bio


  • NameHéloïse d'Argenteuil
  • DescriptionFrench nun, writer, scholar, and abbess
  • Born1101
  • DiedMay 23, 1164
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Philosopher