Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert: Quotes about the world

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert was writer from France. Explore interesting quotes on world.
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“We fancy frequently that we have no grudge but against the men, when indeed our malignity is owing to their places : persons in great posts never yet enjoyed them with the good liking of the world, which only begins to do them justice when they are out of place.”

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

Source: A Mother's Advice to Her Son, 1726, p. 148

Men , World , Justice , Personality

“The world steals us from ourselves and solitude restores us. The world is composed of a herd, which are ever flying from themselves.”

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

Source: An Essay on Old Age, 1732, p. 136

World , Solitude , Flying

“The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another : I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society; for when one is alone, one is apt to grow negligent; the world forces you to have a guard over yourself.”

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

Source: A Mother's Advice to Her Son, 1726, p. 155

Love , Life , Men , World

“The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them and they make us despair in losing them.”

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

Source: A Mother's Advice to Her Daughter, 1728, p. 172

Pleasure , World , Despair