Honoré de Balzac Quote

A lover is a herald who proclaims the merit, the wit, or the beauty of a woman: what does a husband proclaim?


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


A lover is a herald who proclaims the merit, the wit, or the beauty of a woman: what does a husband proclaim?

A lover is a herald who proclaims the merit, the wit, or the beauty of a woman: what does a husband proclaim?

A lover is a herald who proclaims the merit, the wit, or the beauty of a woman: what does a husband proclaim?

A lover is a herald who proclaims the merit, the wit, or the beauty of a woman: what does a husband proclaim?