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NOVELISTS > novelist > Marquis de Sade
The ultimate triumph...
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The ultimate triumph of philosophy would be to cast light upon the mysterious ways in which Providence moves to achieve the designs it has for man.
Source: The Misfortunes of Virtue (1787), opening lines.
-- Marquis de Sade, (Jun 2 1740-1814), French novelist; He was the author of erotic writings that gave rise to the term sadism; wrote Justine.