Balzac
The Demiurge
The Human Comedy. Honoré created two thousand characters. He worked at night. Black coffee. Creative fever.
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Life and journey
Honoré created 2000 characters. worked at night with coffee.
Their thought
The Human Comedy. society driven by money and ambition.
What they leave us
father of modern realism. observation opens to absolute.
Major works
Père Goriot (1835).
Lost Illusions (1837).
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5 quotes
“Derrière chaque grande fortune se cache un crime.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Behind every great fortune lies a crime.”
— Inconnu
“Le bonheur ne se publie pas, il se vit.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Happiness is not to be announced, it is to be lived.”
— Inconnu
“L'amour est la seule passion qui ne supporte ni passé ni avenir.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Love is the only passion that does not tolerate a past or a future.”
— Inconnu
“Le temps est le seul capital des gens qui n'ont que leur intelligence pour fortune.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Time is the only capital of those who have only their intellect as fortune.”
— Inconnu
“L'égalité est peut-être un droit, mais aucune puissance humaine ne saurait la convertir en fait.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Equality may be a right, but no human power can convert it into fact.”
— Inconnu
