Honore de Balzac Quotes

Art's greatest efforts are invariably a timid counterfeit of Nature.

Honore de Balzac

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• Art's greatest efforts are invariably a timid counterfeit of Nature.

  

  Honore de Balzac
  • Art
  • Nature
  • Efforts