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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

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.

Alfred de Musset
Love, Beautiful, Wine
Alfred de Musset (2012). “The Confession of a Child of the Century”, p.50, tredition

Partake of love as a temperate man partakes of wine; do not become intoxicated.

Alfred de Musset
Wine, Men, Intoxicated

The fumes of wine fermented in my head; it was one of those moments of intoxication when all that ones sees and hears, speaks to one of the adored.... One would willingly embrace all who smile, and one feels that he is brother of all who live.

Alfred de Musset
Brother, Wine, Speak
Alfred de Musset, Paul de Musset (1908). “The confession of a child of the century tr. by Kendall Warren”

Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound wine with intoxication; do not think the cup divine because the draft is of celestial flavor; do not be astonished to find it broken and empty in the evening.

Alfred de Musset
Wine, Thinking, Yield
Alfred de Musset (2012). “The Confession of a Child of the Century”, p.49, tredition

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