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The Physiology of Marriage Quotes

Modesty is the conscience of the body. - Honoré de Balzac (The Physiology of Marriage Quotes)

Modesty is the conscience of the body.[La pudeur n’est pas plus susceptible que la conscience d’être analysée; et ce sera peut-être l’avoir fait comprendre instinctivement que de la nommer la conscience du corps.]

Source:(Dana Estes & Co., ed. 1901), Part III. Relating to Civil War, Meditation XXVI. Of Different Weapons, Page 293
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Honoré de Balzac (The Physiology of Marriage Quotes)
  • Book: The Physiology of Marriage
  • Writer: Honoré de Balzac
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Published: 1829
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