Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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.

An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.

An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

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...

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....

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.

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...

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a...

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of...

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of...

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of...

For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of...

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that...

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that...

When policy fails try thinking.

When policy fails try thinking.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

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...

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.