A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to the sensitive it is among the richest treasures of love.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Letters Quotes, Love Quotes, Romance Quotes, Writing Quotes

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

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...

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...

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...

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it...

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it...

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...

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

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.

Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

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

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

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy...

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy...

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in...

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in...

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but...

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

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

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

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.