Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, the fingering so changeful and capricious which befits it.
• Honoré de Balzac, Physiologie du Mariage (1829), pt. 1, med. 5 (tr. J. W. McSpadden, 1901)
• Honoré de Balzac, Physiologie du Mariage (1829), pt. 1, med. 5 (tr. J. W. McSpadden, 1901)
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La femme est un délicieux instrument de plaisir, mais il faut en connaitre les frémissantes cordes, en étudier la pose, le clavier timide, le doigté changeant et capricieux.
— Women
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La femme est un délicieux instrument de plaisir, mais il faut en connaitre les frémissantes cordes, en étudier la pose, le clavier timide, le doigté changeant et capricieux." in the context of "Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, the fingering so changeful and capricious which befits it.
• Honoré de Balzac, Physiologie du Mariage (1829), pt. 1, med. 5 (tr. J. W. McSpadden, 1901)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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