Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the...

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the...

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.

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like...

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like...

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...

It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather...

It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather...

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...

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.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

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.

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

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

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

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

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after...

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after...

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...

She was mother not only to me but to the whole nation. She served the...

She was mother not only to me but to the whole nation. She served the...

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother...

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother...