“ Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant genius or by skilful corruption. You must either cut your way through these masses of men like a cannon ball, or steal among them like a plague. ”
Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot (1835). copy citation
Author | Honoré de Balzac |
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Source | Father Goriot |
Topic | success corruption genius |
Date | 1835 |
Language | English |
Reference | |
Note | Translated by Ellen Marriage |
Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1237/1237-h/1237-h.htm |