Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

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

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

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on...

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on...

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...

They ended as all great passions do end-----by a misunderstanding...

They ended as all great passions do end-----by a misunderstanding...

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...

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world,...

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world,...

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...

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

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...

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Genius is intensity

Genius is intensity

When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.

When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

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....