Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant geni… - Honoré de Balzac

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Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant genius or by skilful corruption. You must either cut your way through these masses of men like a cannon ball, or steal among them like a plague.

Honoré de Balzac

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Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist. Along with Flaubert, he is generally regarded as a founding father of realism in European literature.

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Alternative Names: Balzac • Horace de Saint- Aubin • Onoreh deh Balzaḳ • Lord R'Hoone • Ônôrē de Balzaq • Jeune ceélibataire • Onore de Balzak • Honorato De Balzac • H. Balzak • Honoreé De Balzac • H. Balzac • Horace de S.- Aubin • Honoriusz Balzac • Un Jeune ceélibataire • Lord O'Rhoone • Ūnūrīh dī Balzāk • R'Hoone • Onore de Bal'zak • Hônôrê đơ Banzăc • Honore de Balzak • de. Balzac • Honorato Balzac • Horace de Saint-Aubin • Honoré de Balsac • Honoreé de Balzac • Baruzakku • Pa-erh-cha-kʻo • Honoré. Balzac • Honoreé DeBalzac • Onore. Bal'zak • Onorato di Balzac • Honoriusz. Balzac • H. de Balzac • Onore Balzéak • Honoriusz. Balzak • Instituteur Matricante • Pa-erh-cha-kò • Saint Aubin • Ba’erzhake • Honoryusz. Balzac • Abbeé Savonati • Honoräe de Balzac • Honoratus de Balzac • A. de Villergleé • Honoré Balssa • Honoré De Balzac • Ba'erzhake • Saint Aubin de Poitiers • M. de Balzac • Onore Balʹzak • Honore de Bal'zac • Balzak • H. de. Balzac • Honoreé von Balzac • Honore de Balzac • Jeune ceelibataire • Honoree De Balzac • Honoree de Balzac • Un Jeune ceelibataire • Honore de Balsac • Honore. Balzac • Honoree DeBalzac • Onore Balzeak • Pa-erh-cha-ko • Abbee Savonati • A. de Villerglee • Honore Balssa • Honoree von Balzac

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