Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (6 August 1715 – 28 May 1747) was a minor French writer, a moralist.
The art of pleasing is the art of deception. Use this quote
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught. Use this quote
There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do. Use this quote
Patience is the art of hoping. Use this quote
You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. Use this quote
If people did not compliment one another there would be little society. Use this quote
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success. Use this quote
Vice stirs up war, virtue fights. Use this quote
