Quotation by

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives to all the miseries, but is dead to all the pleasures.

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As love grows old, a person continues to feel all the pain and difficulties that come with it, but no longer experiences the joy and excitement it once brought. This comparison shows that over time, the negative feelings remain strong while the positive ones fade away.

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