Famous quotes containing the words marquis de and/or marquis:
“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)
“Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747)