No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Women Quotes

Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

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

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

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...

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but...

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but...

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...

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...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

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...

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.

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...

Never say, 'oops.' Always say, 'Ah, interesting.'

Never say, 'oops.' Always say, 'Ah, interesting.'

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled...

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled...

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood...

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood...

We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush

We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush