The Physiology of Marriage, Complete

by Honoré de Balzac

Book Overview

"Marriage is not an institution of nature. The family in the east is entirely different from the family in the west. Man is the servant of nature, and the institutions of society are grafts, not spontaneous growths of nature. Laws are made to suit manners, and manners vary. "Marriage must therefore undergo the gradual development towards perfection to which all human affairs submit." These words, pronounced in the presence of the Conseil d'Etat by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518718442
• ISBN13: 9781518718441
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"