Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love all year round madam; that is all there… — Pierre Beaumarchais
Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love all year round madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.
In the original French
Boire sans soif et faire l'amour en tout temps, Madame; il n'y a que çà qui nous distingue des autres bêtes.
The Marriage of Figaro · 1784
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De Beaumarchais, Pierre- Augustin Caron. "The Marriage of Figaro." The Figaro Trilogy, translated by David Coward. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 2, sc. 21.
Original citation
De Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron. La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro [The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro]. 27 Apr. 1784, Théâtre Français, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 21.
