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

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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...

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other...

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other...

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

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

The most virtuous women have something within them, something that is never chaste.

The most virtuous women have something within them, something that is never chaste.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

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.

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...

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

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

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

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...

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares....

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares....

When policy fails try thinking.

When policy fails try thinking.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two...

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two...

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of...

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of...

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary...

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary...