Honore de Balzac Quotes

Squeeze marriage as much as you like, you will never extract anything from it but fun for bachelors and boredom for husbands.

Honore de Balzac

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• Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.

  

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• Squeeze marriage as much as you like, you will never extract anything from it but fun for bachelors and boredom for husbands.

  

  Honore de Balzac
  • Marriage
  • Boredom
  • Bachelors