Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment fresh reasons are found for loving or hating better.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

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

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

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating...

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating...

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...

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to...

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to...

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

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.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

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

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

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

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

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up...

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up...

Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they...

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they...

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

Love is inseparable from knowledge.

Love is inseparable from knowledge.

It is a lovely thing to have a husband and wife developing together and having...

It is a lovely thing to have a husband and wife developing together and having...