Acting Quote by Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

“Good fortune almost always makes some change in a man's behavior - in his manner of speaking and acting. It is a great weakness to want to bedeck oneself in qualities which are not his own. If he esteemed virtue above all other things, neither the favors of fortune nor the advantages of position would change a man's face or heart.”

Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

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