What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his...

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his...

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous...

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous...

The errors of women spring, almost always, from their faith in the good, or their...

The errors of women spring, almost always, from their faith in the good, or their...

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

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

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

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

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

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

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

Courage is the fire that burns in the cold,dark room of fear and doubt that...

Courage is the fire that burns in the cold,dark room of fear and doubt that...

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of...

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of...

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other...

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other...

It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather...

It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather...

A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it...

A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it...

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.