A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

Qui parle trop veut tromper.

Honoré de Balzac

La Comédie humaine

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Topic

Eloquence Dishonesty

Author

Honoré de Balzac

Source

Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées La Comédie humaine

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1842 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

De Balzac, Honoré. "Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées [Memoirs of Two Brides]." Scènes de la vie privée. Paris: Fume, 1842.

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Time
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Source
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Medium
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