A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Courage Quotes, Teachers And Teaching Quotes

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

And thus Bureaucracy, the giant power wielded by pygmies, came into the world

And thus Bureaucracy, the giant power wielded by pygmies, came into the world

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they...

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they...

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on...

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on...

There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.

There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.

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

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

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...

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of...

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of...

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused...

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused...

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

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.

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like...

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like...

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

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...

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no...

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no...

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they...

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.