“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”

—  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, doux comme l'amour.
frequently misattributed to Talleyrand, no primary source exists, its not his style of speech, and he famously drank tea not coffee.
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Noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, doux comme l'amour.

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