"In the human heart new passions are for ever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another."
— La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de (1613-1680)
Date
1665
Metaphor
"In the human heart new passions are for ever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another."
Metaphor in Context
10. In the human heart new passions are for ever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
La Rochefoucauld. Maxims. Trans Leonard Tancock (London: Penguin, 1959).
Date of Entry
03/05/2006
