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

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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To our shame a woman is never so much attached to us as when we...

To our shame a woman is never so much attached to us as when we...

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating...

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

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.

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his...

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his...

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

I hate when I beat someone at something and their excuse is, 'I wasn't even...

I hate when I beat someone at something and their excuse is, 'I wasn't even...

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.