The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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...

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it...

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it...

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

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

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

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without...

The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.

The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.

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 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

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 lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it...

A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it...

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two...

What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two...

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 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...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

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

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

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

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

Friendship is not possible between two women, one of whom is very well dressed.

Friendship is not possible between two women, one of whom is very well dressed.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may...

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may...