Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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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,...

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

To our shame a woman is never so much attached to us as when we...

To our shame a woman is never so much attached to us as when we...

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...

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.

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

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

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment...

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment...

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate...

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate...

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great...

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great...

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like...

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like...

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...

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary...

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary...

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

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

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill...

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill...

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying...

When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying...

Passion is the genesis of genius

Passion is the genesis of genius