We must count our riches by the means we have to satisfy our desires.
Antoine François Prévost Quotes
Showing all quotesBirth: | 1st April, 1697 |
Death: | 23rd December, 1763 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Author, Novelist |
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He was born at Hesdin, Artois, and first appears with the full name of Prévost d'Exiles, in a letter to the booksellers of Amsterdam in 1731. His father, Lievin Prévost, was a lawyer, and several members of the family had embraced the ecclesiastical estate. Prévost was educated at the Jesuit school of Hesdin, and in 1713 became a novice of the order in Paris, pursuing his studies at the same time at the college in La Flèche.
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