Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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...

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...

The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but...

The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but...

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

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...

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the...

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the...

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...

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...

To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect..

To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect..

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

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...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to...

A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to...

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...

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.

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

When you strike at a king, you must kill him

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.