Honoré de Balzac Quote

Modesty, or rather a fear of being unworthy, is one of the first virtues aroused by love.


Eugénie Grandet (1833) 'Provincial Love' (translated by Sylvia Raphael)


Modesty, or rather a fear of being unworthy, is one of the first virtues aroused by love.

Modesty, or rather a fear of being unworthy, is one of the first virtues aroused by love.

Modesty, or rather a fear of being unworthy, is one of the first virtues aroused by love.

Modesty, or rather a fear of being unworthy, is one of the first virtues aroused by love.