Tyranny produces two results, exactly opposite in character, and which are symbolized in those two great types of the slave in classical times — Epictetus and Spartacus. The one is hatred with its evil train, the other meekness with its Christian graces.
• Ch. 3: The Story of a Happy Woman
• Ch. 3: The Story of a Happy Woman
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La tyrannie produit deux effets contraires dont les symboles existent dans deux grandes figures de l'esclavage antique : Epictète et Spartacus, la haine et ses sentiments mauvais, la résignation et ses tendresses chrétiennes.
— Honoré de Balzac
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• Ch. 3: The Story of a Happy Woman" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Honoré de Balzac" (Quotes, A Daughter of Eve (1839): Une Fille d'Ève. translated by R. S. Scott. French text here.)
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About Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist. Along with Flaubert, he is generally regarded as a founding father of realism in European literature.
About Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist. Along with Flaubert, he is generally regarded as a founding father of realism in European literature.
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