A woman, even a prude, is not long at a loss, however dire her plight. She would seen always to have in hand the fig leaf our Mother Eve bequeathed to her.
Honore de BalzacYes, I can understand that a man might go to a gambling table when he sees that all that lies between him and death is his last crown.
Honore de BalzacNo society is complete without some victim, a creature to pity, to jeer at, to scorn or to protect.
Honore de Balzac