Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.

The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion...

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion...

Economized love is never real love

Economized love is never real love

Power is the capacity to distort information

Power is the capacity to distort information

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...

There are no little events with the heart. It magnifies everything; it places in the...

There are no little events with the heart. It magnifies everything; it places in the...

Genius is intensity

Genius is intensity

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...

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...

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

When policy fails try thinking.

When policy fails try thinking.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few...

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few...

We only think when we are confronted with a problem

We only think when we are confronted with a problem

Some people think that if they change the names of things, the things themselves will...

Some people think that if they change the names of things, the things themselves will...