For years, Jacqueline de Romilly has been trying to share her love for the French language with us. Her aim is to instill in us the desire to learn it, focusing on the beauties of this language rather than the dangers that threaten it. Using a word she has selected as a starting point, she seeks to determine its meaning, etymology, and evolution, depending on changes in society, scientific discoveries, or the thoughts of authors who have infused the word with new nuances. Collected here for the first time in a volume, these explorations in the garden of words allow us to admire, under the guidance of one of the best guides, one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, the French language.