A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the...

A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the...

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...

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...

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.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

They ended as all great passions do end-----by a misunderstanding...

They ended as all great passions do end-----by a misunderstanding...

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

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.

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...

A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to...

A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to...

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

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

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...

A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender,...

A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender,...

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...

Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her...

Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her...

Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to...

Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to...

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.