Women, perhaps, even require a little hypocrisy.
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Peut-être veulent-elles [les femmes] un peu d'hypocrisie ?
— Honoré de Balzac
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Peut-être veulent-elles [les femmes] un peu d'hypocrisie ?" in the context of "Women, perhaps, even require a little hypocrisy." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Honoré de Balzac" (Quotes, The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part II: A Woman Without a Heart)
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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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