Marquis

Famous quotes containing the word marquis:

“The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)

“my youth i shall never forget
but there s nothing i really regret
wotthehell wotthehell
there s a dance in the old dame yet
toujours gai toujours gai”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)

“To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747)