Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable Quotes:
Life: 1599 - January 16, 1678
Birthday: 1599
Death: January 16
It is better that great peoples should seek out glory, or even vanity, in their deeds, than that they should remain indifferent . For even if they are not incited to act upon virtuous principles, at least there is the saving grace that they will do things they might not have done had not vanity prompted their actions.
topic: Vanity, Grace, Principles, Saving Grace
