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

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Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

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...

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,...

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 flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

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 husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule....

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule....

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you...

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you...

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Genius is intensity

Genius is intensity

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two...

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two...

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...

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint...

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint...

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

When life gets rocky, crumble away the burdens of lies, fear, and doubt.

When life gets rocky, crumble away the burdens of lies, fear, and doubt.