“A widow has two tasks before her, whose duties clash: she is a mother, and yet she must exercise paternal authority.”

— Honoré de Balzac

Une veuve a deux tâches dont les obligations se contredisent: elle est mère et doit exercer la puissance paternelle.
Source: A Bachelor's Establishment (1842), Ch. I.

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