Quotessence
Home / Authors / Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Quotes

Author

Filter quotes by topic

AllPeopleIfsSelfDoeMatterQualityShouldKnowsLoveMindWantAdvantageBelieveDesireFailingOrderSelf LoveVirtueBeliefCauses

Famous Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Quotes

“There is nothing that does not have something perfect in it; and it is the happiness of good taste to be able to find this perfection in all things. But there is a natural malignity that often discovers a vice in the midst of several virtues, in order to reveal and proclaim the discovery to all the world - a quality that is more the mark of a naturally evil temperament than a superior sense of discrimination. And it is truly an evil lot, to pass one's life always feeding off the imperfections of others.”

WorldLifeDoeAbleOrderEvilNaturalPerfectQualityVirtueTasteDiscoveryAll ThingsPerfectionMarkVicesDiscriminationSuperiorsMidstImperfectionFeedingTemperamentGood Taste
Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
Create image

“There are people so blind and self-absorbed in all matters that they always believe that, whatever they desire or think, they can impose their will on other people. Whatever bad reason they use to persuade others, these self-centered people are so caught up in the process that it seems to them all they have to do is to speak their wishes in a lofty and commanding tone of voice in order to convince everybody.”

PeopleThinkingBelieveSelfMatterReasonUseSeemsDesireOrderBeliefSpeakWishProcessVoiceBlindCaughtToneConvinceCaught UpAlways BelieveSelf CenteredLoftySelf AbsorbedSelf Centered People
Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
Create image

“There is no more reason to accuse ourselves excessively of our failings than to excuse them overmuch. He who goes overboard in self-criticism often does so in order not to suffer others' criticisms, or else does so out of a kind of vanity that wishes to make others believe that he knows how to confess his faults.”

KnowsBelieveKindDoeSelfReasonSufferingOrderBeliefWishKnow HowFailingCriticismFaultsExcuseVanitySelf CriticismOverboard
Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
Create image