Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a veritablement cesse d'aimer.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It is impossible to love something again once you have truly stopped loving it.
- In plain terms
- True love cannot be rekindled after it has fully ended.
- What can you take from it?
- Once genuine love fades, it cannot be fully restored.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can love ever truly die?
- Is nostalgia the same as love?
Another view
Feelings can fluctuate and return in different forms over time.
More from Francois de La Rochefoucauld
L'absence diminue les mediocres passions, et augmente les grandes, comme le vent eteint les bougies et allume le feu.
Permalink to quote #71 Nous aimons toujours ceux qui nous admirent; et nous n'aimons pas toujours ceux que nous admirons.
Permalink to quote #73 Il n'y a guere d'homme assez habile pour connaitre tout le mal qu'il fait.
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