“ Society abhors pain and misfortune; it fears them just as it does diseases, it never hesitates in its choice between them or vice ”
Honoré de Balzac, The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831). copy citation
| Author | Honoré de Balzac |
|---|---|
| Source | The Wild Ass’s Skin |
| Topic | pain choice |
| Date | 1831 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Helen Constantine |
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