Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

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

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

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world,...

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world,...

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion...

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion...

Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite.

Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

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...

Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.

Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up...

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up...

Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect...

Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect...

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.

An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.