“ Could it be that we think men are less affected by a picture of our troubles than by a portrait of our charms? And do we count on its being easier to seduce them than to touch their hearts? ”
Denis Diderot, The Nun (1796). copy citation
Author | Denis Diderot |
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Source | The Nun |
Topic | charm heart |
Date | 1796 |
Language | English |
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Note | Translated by Leonard Tancock |
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