“Pride and conceit were the original sin of man.” Alain-René Lesage book Gil Blas Book VII, ch. 3. Gil Blas (1715-1735)
“In order to know the worth of a virtuous husband, is it not necessary for the wife to be dispirited herself? First, give her a young man of twenty, and not only will she be fine, she'll have a reasonable husband.” Alain-René Lesage La Tontine (1709)
“To forbid wine to a man of your type is the same as forbidding women to a man of a different sort.” Alain-René Lesage La Tontine (1709) Women , Wine