Marquis De Vauvenargues Quotes

Patience is the art of hoping.
Marquis De Vauvenargues quote

Few maxims are true in every respect.
Marquis De Vauvenargues quote

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition.
Marquis De Vauvenargues quote

Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
Marquis De Vauvenargues quote

The shortness of life cannot dissuade us from its pleasures, nor console us for its pains.
Marquis De Vauvenargues quote

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it.
Marquis De Vauvenargues quote

Biography

French moralist, 1715 - 47