“My dear fellow, you have made a blunder of which men of your energy are very often guilty. They judge others by themselves, and do not know the point when human nature gives way if you string the cords too tightly.”
Quote by Honoré de Balzac
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La Duchesse de Langeais / La Fille aux yeux d'or
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