Quote by Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade Download Open image ““A little less vice is virtuousness in a very vicious heart”” — Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Oh, there are plenty of people," the Duc used to observe, "who never misbehave save when passion spurs them to ill; later, the fire gone out of them, their now calm spirit peacefully returns to the path of virtue and, thus passing their life going from strife to error and from error to remorse, they end their days in such… — Donatien Alphonse François de Sade Copy Share
“One has always had too much when one has had enough” — Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade Copy Share Image
