François de Malherbe

François de Malherbe (1555 – October 16, 1628) was a French poet, critic, and translator.

Quotes
Have sorrows woven with delights.
 * Our days and nights
 * To Cardinal Richelieu. Longfellow's translation.

That gives us any rest.
 * To will what God doth will, that is the only science
 * Consolation, Stanza 7. Longfellow's translation.

Ont le pire destin; Et Rose, elle a vécu ce que vivent les roses, L'espace d'un matin.'' And Rose, she lived as live the roses, for the space of a morning.
 * ''Mais elle était du monde, où les plus belles choses
 * But she bloomed on earth, where the most beautiful things have the saddest destiny;
 * Letter of condolence to M. Du Perrier on the loss of his daughter, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 680