There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty,… - Alfred de Musset

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There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty, Patriotism, the good of humanity – words like that are the silver scales of the Tempter’s flaming wings

Alfred de Musset

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Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century).

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Alternative Names: Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay • Alfred De Musset • Louis Charles Alfred Musset • Alfred de Musset-Pathay • Alfred Louis Charles de Musset

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كل ما كان فلن يعود .. و كل ما سيكون لم يأت بعد

If love is a play, this play, as old as the world, fiasco or not, it is, all in all, the least bad thing that has so far been found. The roles are trite, I admit, but if the play had no value the whole universe wouldn’t know it by heart

Hakiki hayatta ebedi ve mutlak aşklar aramaya kalkışmak, şehir meydanlarında Venüs kadar güzel kadınlar aramaya yahut da bülbüllerin Beethoven'ın senfonilerini çalmalarını istemeye müsavidir.

There are temptations more attractive than angels. Liberty, Patriotism, the good of humanity – words like that are the silver scales of the Tempter’s… - Alfred de Musset

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