Who said "To love is to have the constant wish to give happiness."?

This quote is attributed to Stendhal.

To love is to have the constant wish to give happiness. - Stendhal

"To love is to have the constant wish to give happiness."

Stendhal Love

Novelist French 1783–1842

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