“ My dear friend, a man in love is not only foolish but dangerous. ”
Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami (1885). copy citation
| Author | Guy de Maupassant |
|---|---|
| Source | Bel-Ami |
| Topic | love |
| Date | 1885 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bel_Ami |
Context
“she smiled indifferently and replied calmly: "Oh, you can come just the same; no one loves me long."
"Why not?"
"Because it is useless, and I tell them so at once. If you had confessed your fears to me sooner, I would have reassured you. My dear friend, a man in love is not only foolish but dangerous. I cease all intercourse with people who love me or pretend to; firstly, because they bore me, and secondly, because I look upon them with dread, as I would upon a mad dog. I know that your love is only a kind of appetite;”
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