Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary...

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary...

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings.

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused...

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused...

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they...

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they...

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

There is something great and terrible about suicide.

There is something great and terrible about suicide.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

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.

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.

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment...

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment...

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...

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

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.

Most of us women like men, you know; it's just that we find them a...

Most of us women like men, you know; it's just that we find them a...

Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is...

Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is...

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.