One cannot reflect for long on moral precepts without being… - Antoine François Prévost

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One cannot reflect for long on moral precepts without being astonished at seeing them, at one and the same time, revered and neglected, and without wondering what could be the reason for this vagary of the human heart, whereby it clings to principles of goodness and perfection from which it deviates in practice.

Antoine François Prévost

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About Antoine François Prévost

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (April 1 1697 – November 25 1763), also known as the Abbé Prévost, was a French novelist, historian and journalist. His best-known story, L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, has formed the basis of several operas, most notably Puccini's Manon Lescaut.

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Alternative Names: Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles • Abbé Prévost • l'abbé Prévost • Abbe Prevost • Antoine-François, Abbé Prévost d’Exiles

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