Nothing is more wonderful, or honours virtue more, than the… - Antoine François Prévost

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Nothing is more wonderful, or honours virtue more, than the confidence with which we turn to people whose probity we have long been acquainted with.

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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Nothing is more wonderful, or honours virtue more, than the confidence with which we turn to people whose probity we have long been acquainted with. - Antoine François Prévost

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