And thus Bureaucracy, the giant power wielded by pygmies, came into the world

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

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....

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...

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

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...

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

Power is the capacity to distort information

Power is the capacity to distort information

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...

Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.

Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.

Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

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.

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

Courage is the fire that burns in the cold,dark room of fear and doubt that...

Courage is the fire that burns in the cold,dark room of fear and doubt that...

A city (Paris) where great ideas perish, done to death by a witticism.

A city (Paris) where great ideas perish, done to death by a witticism.

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...

If you want to be happy, be.

If you want to be happy, be.

5 Rules of happiness 1. Don't Hate 2. Don't Worry 3. Give More 4. Expect...

5 Rules of happiness 1. Don't Hate 2. Don't Worry 3. Give More 4. Expect...