A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Happiness Quotes

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

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

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...

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...

Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no...

Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no...

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

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...

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite.

Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

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...

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...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but...

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.