Man enjoys the happiness he feels, woman the happiness she gives. This difference, so essential and yet so… — Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Man enjoys the happiness he feels, woman the happiness she gives. This difference, so essential and yet so seldom noticed, has a marked difference on the whole of their respective behaviour. A man's pleasure is to satisfy desires, a woman's is chiefly to arouse them.

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