When a man mourns for someone who has played him false, it … - Cesare Pavese

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When a man mourns for someone who has played him false, it is not for love of her, but for his own humiliation at not having deserved her trust.

Cesare Pavese

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Cesare Pavese (9 September, 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic and translator.

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When a man mourns for someone who has played him false, it is not for love of her, but for his own humiliation at not having deserved her trust. - Cesare Pavese

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