“Reason and love are sworn enemies.”
Pierre Corneille (1606–1684) French tragedian
La raison et l'amour sont ennemis jurés.
La nourrice, La Veuve [The Widow], (1631), act II, scene III.
“I am by nature and inclination a peaceful man, the sworn enemy to disputes, lawsuits and quarrels both public and private.”
In a letter to his friend Peiresc, May 1635, as quoted in 'La casa di Pietro Paolo Rubens a Roma', L'Opinione 245, 6 September, 1887
1625 - 1640
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