“Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the body.”
L'amour est de toutes les passions la plus forte, parce qu'elle attaque à la fois la tête, le cœur et le corps.
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L'amour est de toutes les passions la plus forte, parce qu'elle attaque à la fois la tête, le cœur et le corps.
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