Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

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.

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it...

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it...

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that...

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that...

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

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...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

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...

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...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...

One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...