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Meaning
The quote says that love is one of the few strong feelings a virtuous person can openly admit. It also suggests that love is especially consistent with refinement and modesty, unlike other passions.
When It Was Said
1878
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
French military engineer and physicist
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, known as Sadi Carnot, was a French military engineer and physicist. He was active in the early 19th century and is remembered for his work on the science of heat. A graduate of the École polytechnique, he served as an officer in the Engineering Arm of the French Army while also pursuing scientific study. In June 1824, he published Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, his only book, where he set out the first successful theory of the maximum efficiency of heat engines.
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