The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Friends Quotes

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his...

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

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...

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a...

A young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a...

Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.

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

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

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...

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.

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.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.

Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.

Genius is intensity

Genius is intensity

Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect...

Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect...

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love...

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love...

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

Chivalry's dead, sugar.

Chivalry's dead, sugar.