Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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

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

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

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.

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...

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

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 lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it...

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

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...

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...

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...

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous...

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous...

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

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,...

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of...

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of...

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...

When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.

When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

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...

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.