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

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous...

If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up...

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up...

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

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

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other...

Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other...

Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling.

Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling.

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...

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint...

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint...

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....

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...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed