“There are good marriages, but no delicious ones.”
Il y a de bons mariages, mais il n'y en a point de délicieux.
Maxim 113.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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Il y a de bons mariages, mais il n'y en a point de délicieux.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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