‘Sagesse d’une Reine’ – Carmen Sylva’s aphorisms, edited by Gabriel Badea Paun

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A new edition of the book ‘Les pensées d’une reine. Carmen Sylva reine de la Roumanie’ (Golden Thoughts of Carmen Sylva Queen of Romania) was published recently by Via Romana publishing house in Paris.  The volume is edited by Gabriel Badea Paun and has the complete title Elisabeth de Roumanie Carmen Sylva. Sagesse d’une Reine; paperback, 10×16 cm, 136pp. The foreword is by HRH Prince Radu, and post-scriptum by Gabriel Badea Paun. The first French edition (Calmann-Lévy, Paris) was published in 1882 Les pensées d’une reine. Carmen Sylva reine de la Roumanie. It is a beautifully presented and easy to read book that helps the reader to discover the literary talent and personality of Romania’s poetess queen.

Fresco from the private chapel in Pelesh Castle

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Fresco from the private chapel in Pelesh castle. The chapel was a recollection place much loved by Queen Elisabeta of Romania (Carmen Sylva). Photo by Diana Mandache.

Universal Exhibition of Vienna 1873 – Romanian gallery

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The exhibition opened on between 1 May and 1 November  1873.

In the foreground of the photograph is a bust sculpture of Princess Elisabeth of Romania.

Painted Bible of Queen Elisabeth of Romania

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The painted Bible of Queen Elisabeth of Romania (1886-1892) dedicated to the Cathedral Curtea de Arges and exhibited there, remains a wonderful and precious piece of work, designed in an arts & crafts manner.

Photos by Diana Mandache

Private chapel at the Pelesh castle

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Photo by ©Diana Mandache

I will remain always dedicated to my research work on royal topics, which often influenced my life paths, with ups and downs along the way. The photograph above is very evocative for me in that regard; it depicts a private chapel from the Pelesh castle, a recollection place much loved by Queen Elisabeta (Carmen Sylva), where she prayed for her lost child, Princess Maria (Itty), who died in 1874. This holly place was specially dedicated to the lost princess. DM

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Weekly Picture: Grand Duke Vladimir’s family together with the Romanian Royals

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Families getting together: the Romanian Royals with the Grand Duke Vladimir, his wife and son at Sinaia, Pelesh Castle. (Weekly Picture: Diana Mandache's Weblog: Royal History)

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I endeavour in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

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Weekly Picture: Carmen Sylva

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Queen Elisabeth of Romania (Pelesh castle). Diana Mandache's weblog Royal History (Weekly Picture: 28 Dec.2009) Photo©Valentin Mandache

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I endeavour in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

Weekly picture: ©Diana Mandache’s weblog Royal History

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Carmen Sylva: ART

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It is more essential for the poet to be  true in sentiment than in invention.

The artist is in love with a blank canvas, an empty sheet of paper, a piece of rough marble. As soon as his hand has rendered them immortal, he regards them with horror ; and woe to him if he remains in love with them.

Bad poets make of language what bad priests make of religion : a narrow prison.

People call ugliness truth, just as they call coarseness candour.

A bad novel awakens the senses, a good novel the conscience.

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Carmen Sylva: Political Aphorisms

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We hasten to implant in new countries the civilization of old ones. This is like putting false teeth in the place of sound ones. In certain situations one has so often to hold one’s tongue that it at last becomes paralysed and can stammer out nothing but old worn-out phrases.

To every mortal is granted a tongue and even a pen to defend himself. Sovereigns alone are expected to be like God, who allows Himself to be slandered without replying.

A little contradiction animates conversation. This explains why courts are so dull.

To be the friend of a sovereign you must be without passion, without ambition, without egotism, clear-sighted and far-sighted; in short, not a man.

One often hears the phrase, “Put not your trust in princes!” quoted from the Bible; but the rest of the verse, “for they also are men,” is overlooked.

Women who meddle with politics are hens who make themselves vultures.

Politics resemble a desert: a blast of wind forms an enormous mountain, while mirages are frequent and dangerous.

Strictly speaking, a prince requires nothing but eyes and ears;  he does not need a mouth, except to smile.

The profession of queen demands but three qualities: beauty, bounty, and fecundity.

The multitude is like the sea: it either bears you up or swallows you, according to the wind.

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