Quotes from Eleanor of Aquitaine

Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear colleagues, it does not respect or spare anyone, not even itself.

Trees are not known by their leaves, nor even by their blossoms, but by their fruits.

Trees are not known by their leaves, nor even by their blossoms, but by their fruits.

What family doesn't have its ups and downs?