Monday, April 28, 2025

 

Happiness

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), Père Goriot (Bianchon to Rastignac; tr. Olivia McCannon):
Our happiness, dear friend, will always fit between the soles of our feet and the crown of our head; and whether it costs us a million a year or a hundred louis, we all, inside, have the same intrinsic perception of it.

Notre bonheur, mon cher, tiendra toujours entre la plante de nos pieds et notre occiput; et qu'il coûte un million par an ou cent louis, la perception intrinsèque en est la même au dedans de nous.



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