--- title: "2 Vincent Voiture Quotes - Famous Poet (Lettres de V. Voiture)" description: "Vincent Voiture, French Mannerist and Baroque Précieuses poet and writer of prose, was the son of a rich wine merchant of Amiens." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b189/author-vincent-voiture-103988.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Vincent Voiture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b189/author-vincent-voiture-103988.jpg) # Vincent Voiture (1597–1648) Poet Kingdom of France **2** quotes in **12** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Vincent Voiture was a poet from the Kingdom of France, best known for *Lettres de V. Voiture*. ## Quick Facts About Vincent Voiture Born February 24, 1597 Died May 26, 1648 Nationality Kingdom of France Profession Poet Notable works Lettres de V. Voiture Known for Q60853982, Q65154244 ## About Vincent Voiture Vincent Voiture, French Mannerist and Baroque Précieuses poet and writer of prose, was the son of a rich wine merchant of Amiens. He was introduced by a schoolfellow, the count Claude d'Avaux, to Gaston, Duke of Orléans, and accompanied him to Brussels and Lorraine on diplomatic missions. ## Quotes by Vincent Voiture > [Men are found to be vainer on account of those qualities which they fondly believe they have than of those which they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-voiture/men-are-found-to-be-vainer-on-account-of-those-qualities-which-they/) [Vincent Voiture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-voiture/) [Accounts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/vincent-voiture-103988_accounts_men-are-found-to-be-vainer-on-account-of_1136188.png) > [Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-voiture/fortune-is-a-great-deceiver-she-sells-very-dear-the-things-she-seems/) [Vincent Voiture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-voiture/) [Dear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/vincent-voiture-103988_dear_fortune-is-a-great-deceiver-she-sells-ve_2251552.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-voiture/#itemlist", "name": "Vincent Voiture Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Men are found to be vainer on account of those qualities which they fondly believe they have than of those which they really have.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vincent Voiture" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-voiture/men-are-found-to-be-vainer-on-account-of-those-qualities-which-they/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/vincent-voiture-103988_accounts_men-are-found-to-be-vainer-on-account-of_1136188.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/vincent-voiture-103988_accounts_men-are-found-to-be-vainer-on-account-of_1136188.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/vincent-voiture-103988_accounts_men-are-found-to-be-vainer-on-account-of_1136188.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Men are found to be vainer on account of those qualities which they fondly believe they have than of those…” — Vincent Voiture", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fortune is a great deceiver. 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