The Adventures of Gil Blas Quotes

“If love is a Spanish passion, revenge is the Spanish lunacy.”
― Alain-René Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas

“There was never a creature more fortified against moral prejudices! My inducement for getting into the service of jealous husbands is to lend myself to the enjoyments of their pretty wives.”
― Alain-René Le Sage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane

“At the name of Doctor Sangrado, hurrying on his cloak and hat: 'For mercy’s sake,' cried the notary, 'let us set off with all possible speed; for this doctor dispatches business so fast, that our fraternity cannot keep pace with him. That fellow spoils half my jobs.”
― Alain-René Le Sage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane