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Honoré de Balzac on Science

1799–1850 France

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Science is the language of the Temporal world, Love is that of the Spiritual world.

Séraphîta (1835)

The wealthy obtain in Paris ready-made wit and science—formulated opinions which save them the need of having wit, science, or opinion of their own.

The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1833)

In Paris the rich encounter wit ready-made, pre-digested science, and opinions already formulated, which excuse them from hand to have wit, science or opinion.

The Girl with Golden Eyes (1833)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Honoré de Balzac (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.