Marquis de Sade — "An enjoyment that is shared is enfeebled. This is a recognised truth; if you try…"

An enjoyment that is shared is enfeebled. This is a recognised truth; if you try to give enjoyment to the object of your pleasures, you will soon have to recognise the fact that you are doing so at your own expense. There is no passion more egotistical than lechery; there is none that must be served more severely; one must absolutely think only of oneself.
Marquis de Sade — Marquis de Sade Contemporary · Writer, extreme libertine philosophy

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From 'The 120 Days of Sodom'

Date: 1785

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