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Sophie Arnould
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Sophie Arnould (13 February 1740 – 18 October 1802) was a French operatic soprano.
Quotes
La femme est un grand enfant qu'on amuse avec des joujoux, qu'on endort avec des louanges, et qu'on séduit avec des promesses.
Woman is an overgrown child that one amuses with toys, intoxicates with flattery, and seduces with promises.
Arnoldiana (1813) p. 155 (tr. De Finod, 1881)
Tel est le sort des femmes galantes: elles se donnent à Dieu, quand le diable n'en veut plus.
Women give themselves to God when the devil wants nothing more to do with them.
Galanteriana (1814) vol. 2, p. 445 (tr. De Finod, 1881)
External links
J. de Finod (ed.) A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (NY: D. Appleton & Co, 1881) pp. 84, 144
Category:1740 births
Category:1802 deaths
Category:Opera singers
Category:Women singers from France
Category:People from Paris
Category:LGBT people