Famous quotes containing the words marquis de and/or marquis:
“One promises much, to avoid giving little.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747)
“Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747)