Honore de Balzac

Honore de Balzac: If those who...

Honore de Balzac: If those who...

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring,...

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Honore de Balzac: Modesty is the...

Honore de Balzac: Modesty is the...

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

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-- Honore de Balzac, (May 20...

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Honore de Balzac: Journalism is a...

Honore de Balzac: Journalism is a...

Journalism is a giant catapult set in motion by pygmy hatreds.

Source: Droll...

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Honore de Balzac: It is easier...

Honore de Balzac: It is easier...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband, for the same reason that it is more difficult to show a ready wit all day...

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Honore de Balzac: I should like...

Honore de Balzac: I should like...

I should like one of these days to be so well known, so popular, so celebrated, so famous, that it would permit me . ....

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Honore de Balzac: A mother who...

Honore de Balzac: A mother who...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Honore de Balzac: Passion is universal...

Honore de Balzac: Passion is universal...

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be...

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Honore de Balzac: Behind every fortune...

Honore de Balzac: Behind every fortune...

Behind every fortune there is a crime.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Honore de Balzac: One exits with...

Honore de Balzac: One exits with...

One exits with one's husband -- one lives with one's lover.

Source: In Webster's...

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Honore de Balzac: Friendships last when...

Honore de Balzac: Friendships last when...

Friendships last when each friend thinks he has a slight superiority over the other.

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Honore de Balzac: A woman must...

Honore de Balzac: A woman must...

A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Honore de Balzac: All humanity is...

Honore de Balzac: All humanity is...

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be...

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Honore de Balzac: Hope is a...

Honore de Balzac: Hope is a...

Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Honore de Balzac: The duration of...

Honore de Balzac: The duration of...

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

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Honore de Balzac: Laws are spider...

Honore de Balzac: Laws are spider...

Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.

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Honore de Balzac: If we could...

Honore de Balzac: If we could...

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

Source: In The...

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Honore de Balzac: I prefer thought...

Honore de Balzac: I prefer thought...

I prefer thought to action, an idea to an event, reflection to activity.

Source: In...

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Honore de Balzac: In diving to...

Honore de Balzac: In diving to...

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

Source: In...

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Honore de Balzac: Bureaucracy is a...

Honore de Balzac: Bureaucracy is a...

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Honore de Balzac: Men are so...

Honore de Balzac: Men are so...

Men are so made that they can resist sound argument, and yet yield to a glance.

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