A Quote by Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne
In love it is only the commencement that charms. I am not surprised that we find pleasure in frequently recommencing.
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New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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One of the questions I often get asked is, "Were you surprised that Trump won?" I always answer the same way: "I was surprised, I am surprised and I will never stop being surprised."
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Every woman has the instinct, the propensity to profit from her charms, and there's a lot to be said for giving oneself without love, without pleasure.
I am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear "I love you too" back. C'mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave
For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would ever have said that I should find pleasure in shedding tears? That I should love the man who proves to me that I am nothing more than a fool?
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In men, we various ruling passions find; In women, two almost divide the kind Those, only fixed, they first or last obey, The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.
he who seeks pleasure with reference to himself, not others, will ever find that pleasure is only another name for discontent.
What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude.
