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We love well only once, the first time. The loves which follow are less involuntary. — Jean de La Bruyere

We love well only once, the first time. The loves which follow are less involuntary.

In the original French

L'on n'aime bien qu'une seule fois: c'est la première; les amours qui suivent sont moins involontaires.

Jean de La Bruyere
1688
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De La Bruyere, Jean. "Du Coeur [Of the Heart]." Les Caracteres ou Les Moeurs de Ce Siecle [The Characters or The Manners of the Age]. Paris: Chez Estienne Michallet, 1688.

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