Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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...

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her...

Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her...

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

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

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

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....

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

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 passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender,...

A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender,...

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 husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule....

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule....

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in...

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

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.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

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.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of...

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

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Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...