There is always something in a man's success with a woman which is displeasing even to his best friends.

Variant translation: The success of any man, with any woman, is apt to displease even his best friends.

Corinne: Or, Italy [tr. by E. Baldwin and P. Driver] (1883), p. 186. See also There's always something...

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Quotes

There is always something in a man's success with a woman which is displeasing even to his best friends.

There is always something in a man's success with a woman which is displeasing even to his best friends.

There is always something in a man's success with a woman which is displeasing even to his best friends.

There is always something in a man's success with a woman which is displeasing even to his best friends.