“Women, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.”
Book:Cousin Bette
Quote by Honore de Balzac
Work
Cousin Bette
In this classic work, the protagonist, Bette, a shrewd and ambitious woman, manipulates and schemes her way into the upper class, revealing the corrupting influence of wealth and power on human nature. more
Author
Honore de Balzac
French novelist born on May 20, 1799, and died on August 18, 1850. Honore de Balzac is renowned for his profound insight and criticism of 19th-century French society, hailed as the 'father of modern fiction'. more
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