One hand was needed for power, the other for love: where is… - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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One hand was needed for power, the other for love: where is the orator that could aspire to grace in such a position?

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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About Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official and army general. He is chiefly remembered for his epistolary novel, Les liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons).

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Alternative Names: Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos • Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos • Choderlos de Laclos

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La honte que cause l’amour est comme sa douleur: on ne l’éprouve qu’une fois. On peut encore la feindre après; mais on ne la sent plus. Cependant le plaisir reste, et c’est bien quelque chose.

Le scélérat a ses vertus, comme l'honnête homme a ses faiblesses.

The scoundrel has his good qualities, and the good man his weaknesses.

One hand was needed for power, the other for love: where is the orator that could aspire to grace in such a position? - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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