Alfred de Musset Quotes


Take love as a sober man takes wine; do not become a drunkard. If your mistress is sincere and faithful, love her for that; but if she is not, if she is merely young and beautiful, love her for that; if she is agreeable and spirituelle, love her for that; if she is none of these things but merely loves you, love her for that. Love does not come to us every day.


Citations

Musset, Alfred de. La Confession d'un enfant du siècle. Bonnaire, 1836.

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Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Musset
  • Born: December 11, 1810
  • Died: May 2, 1857
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Poet, Dramatist

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century).