Marquis

Famous quotes containing the word 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)

“Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.”
—Don Marquis (1878–1937)