Books by Honore De Balzac

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"亲爱的男孩，当您真的想知道一个女人的年龄时，请看着她的太阳穴和鼻子的尖端。无论妇女用化妆品可以取得什么成就，她们都无法对付那些廉洁的见证人。那里的每一年生命都留下了它的污名。当女人的太阳穴松弛，接缝，以特定方式枯萎时；当在她的鼻尖看到细微的斑点时，它们看起来像是在伦敦燃烧的煤烟囱散发出的难以察觉的黑色污渍......你的仆人，先生！那女人三十多岁。她可能很英俊，机智，有爱心-随便你怎么想，但她已经三十多岁了，她正走向成熟。我不怪男人依恋那种女人。只不过，一个出类拔萃的男人一定不要把冬季皮蓬误认为是一个夏天的小苹果，在树枝上微笑着，等着你来嚼它。爱永远不会去研究出生和婚姻的记录。没有人爱一个女人，因为她长得英俊，丑陋，愚蠢或聪明。我们爱是因为我们爱。"