Famous quotes containing the words marquis de, marquis and/or mirabeau:
“Obscurity is the realm of error.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (17151747)
“Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (17151747)
“To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.”
—HonorĂ© Gabriel Riquet, Comte De Mirabeau (17491791)