John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9532 Fran&edilois
| NUMBER: | 9532 |
| AUTHOR: | François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | The pleasure of love is in loving. We are happier in the passion we feel than in that we inspire. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 259. |
| Note 1. See Shelley, Quotation 15. [back] |