Did Marie Antoinette really say 'The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.'?

Marie Antoinette Quote Source & Citation:

The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.

— Marie Antoinette Early Modern · French queen, executed

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"I am prepared for anything."

"Let them eat cake."

"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten."

"I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all."

"I am not rich enough to buy new dresses every day."

Reported saying, a common sentiment of the era.

Date: c. 1780s

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