Honoré de Balzac quote: Hortense was a wife; Valerie a mistress.Many men desire to have these two editions of the same work, although it ...

Hortense was a wife; Valerie a mistress.Many men desire to have these two editions of the same work, although it is proof of deep inferiority in a man if he cannot make his wife his mistress. Seeking variety is a sign of ...

~ Honoré de Balzac ~

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