Life — is it anything more than a machine to which money imparts the motion?
• p. 26, 1921 édition
• p. 26, 1921 édition
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La vie n'est-elle pas une machine à laquelle l'argent imprime le mouvement ?
— Honoré de Balzac
What It Means
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• p. 26, 1921 édition" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Honoré de Balzac" (Quotes, Gobseck (1830))
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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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