Squeeze marriage as much as you like, you will never extract anything from it but fun for bachelors and boredom for husbands.
Honore de BalzacGlory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.
Honore de BalzacThe day will dawn when Europe will believe only in the man who tramples her underfoot.
Honore de Balzac