6 Quotes by Laclos

how well you understood that it would be easier to me to write to you than to speak!

Siamo sinceri: noi nei nostri rapporti, tanto freddi quanto facili, chiamiamo felicità ciò che appena merita il nome di piacere.

Combattant sans risque, vous devez agir sans précaution. Pour vous autres hommes, les défaites ne sont que des succès de moins. Dans cette partie si inégale, notre fortune est de ne pas perdre, et votre malheur de ne pas gagner.

We get bored with everything, my angel, it's a law of nature: it's not my fault.

There isn't a woman who doesn't love the Perfect Man; In their wild dreams they see nothing but charms and virtues and gleefully deck out the men of their choice in all these qualities; but these glittering robes fit for a God often drape an abject model; but whatever he is, no sooner have they dressed him up than, dazzled by their own handiwork, they prostrate themselves to adore him.

O senhor sabe, por certo, melhor do que eu que dormir com uma mulher é apenas levá-la a fazer o que lhe agrada; daí a levá-la a fazer o que queremos vai às vezes um grande passo.