The most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to kn… - Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles

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The most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to know how to be without them. (p. 160).

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Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles (1647 – 12 July 1733), better known as the Marquise de Lambert, was a writer with a particular interest in education and was the hostess of a famous salon.

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Alternative Names: Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles • Marquise de Lambert • Anne Theresa Lambert

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The most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to know how to be without them. (p. 160). - Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles

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