I was astonished at the pleasure to be derived from doing g… - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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I was astonished at the pleasure to be derived from doing good.

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

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.

One has lived long enough if one has had time to win the love of women and the esteem of men.

I was astonished at the pleasure to be derived from doing good. - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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