Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society?

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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 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...

Courage is the fire that burns in the cold,dark room of fear and doubt that...

Courage is the fire that burns in the cold,dark room of fear and doubt that...

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

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,...

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.

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 city (Paris) where great ideas perish, done to death by a witticism.

A city (Paris) where great ideas perish, done to death by a witticism.

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

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.

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they...

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his...

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the...

It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the...

Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal...

Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal...

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy...

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy...

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for...

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for...

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom

The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom