A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling.

Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling.

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

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

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that...

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that...

When policy fails try thinking.

When policy fails try thinking.

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

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

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

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...

There are no little events with the heart. It magnifies everything; it places in the...

There are no little events with the heart. It magnifies everything; it places in the...

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

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...

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a...

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a...

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...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...