Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Charles Perrault
- The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
- Her godmother simply touched her with her wand, and, at the same moment, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all decked with jewels.
- The King’s son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall where the company were assembled.
- Monsieur Puss came at last to a stately castle, the master of which was an Ogre, the richest ever known; for all the lands which the King had then passed through belonged to this castle.
- Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.
- The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.
- After a hundred years the son of the King then reigning, who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, was a-hunting on that side of the country, and he asked what those towers were which he saw in the middle of a great thick wood.
- The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King’s son was always by her side, and his pretty speeches to her never ceased.
- He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and, putting the slipper to her little foot, he found it went on very easily, and fitted her as if it had been made of wax.
- The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.
Charles Perrault (1628–1703) was a French author best known for his pioneering work in the fairy tale genre. Born in Paris, Perrault held a prominent position as a civil servant in the 17th-century French government, serving as a lawyer and later as a secretary to King Louis XIV’s brother.
He gained literary fame in his later years with the publication of “Histoires ou contes de temps passé” (“Histories or Tales of Times Past”) in 1697. This collection included some of the most enduring and beloved fairy tales, such as “Cinderella,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Sleeping Beauty,” and “Puss in Boots.” Perrault’s tales were not original creations but rather adaptations of existing folktales, often with moral lessons for his contemporaries.
Perrault’s stories were written in a simple and elegant style, making them accessible to both children and adults. His work played a pivotal role in popularizing the fairy tale genre in Western literature and continues to be widely read and adapted in various forms to this day. Charles Perrault’s contributions to literature have left an enduring legacy, with his name firmly associated with the world of fairy tales and folklore.
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