“We may find women who have never indulged in an intrigue, but it is rare to find those who have intrigued but once.”

— François de La Rochefoucauld , book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

On peut trouver des femmes qui n'ont jamais eu de galanterie; mais il est rare d'en trouver qui n'en aient jamais eu qu'une.
Maxim 73.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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On peut trouver des femmes qui n'ont jamais eu de galanterie; mais il est rare d'en trouver qui n'en aient jamais eu qu'une.

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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