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Angélique Arnauld

  • “Patches are a nun's jewels.”

    • Angélique Arnauld,
    • in Frances Martin, Angélique Arnaud: Abbess of Port Royal ()

  • “... remember that though humility, without firmness, may be cowardly, yet courage without humility is presumptuous.”

    • Angélique Arnauld,
    • in H.K.H., Angelique of Port-Royal 1591-1661 ()

  • “Yield all and trust all.”

    • Angélique Arnauld,
    • in H.K.H., Angelique of Port-Royal 1591-1661 ()

Angélique Arnauld, French Jansenist abbess

(1591 - 1661)

Full name: Jacqueline-Marie-Angélique Arnauld, called La Mère Angélique.