Inspirational story: Balzac

Inspirational story: Balzac

Inspirational sentiment: Balzac once wanted to surpass Napoleon. "His sword can't do it, my pen can be done." He did it, but he only lived fifty years old, leaving many unfinished works. It has become a huge loss for all mankind.

Balzac is the representative of French realist writers. Balzac completed 90 novels in his life, working an average of more than 12 hours a day. Every night at twelve o'clock in the evening, the servant will wake him up. He puts on a white monastic uniform and immediately writes for it. Usually he will write for five or six hours in a row, until he is too tired to leave the table.

Balzac is a universally recognized master of observation and analysis of human nature, but in real life, he is not very smart. When he was young, he had failed in business and owed a debt of 60,000 francs. After he became famous, despite the high income, he was unable to make ends meet because of extravagance and waste. During this time, an interesting thing happened.

One night Balzac woke up and found that a thief was turning his drawer. He couldn't help but laugh. The thief asked: "What are you laughing at?"

Balzac said: "It’s funny, I have been turning over for a long time during the day, and I can’t even find a dime. What can you find in the dark?”

The thief is boring and he is leaving. Balzac smiled and said: "Please close the door."

The thief said: "What are you doing with your family?"

Balzac said humorously: "It is not used for theft, but to shield the wind."

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