What is art? Nature concentrated.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

Topics: Art Quotes, Nature Quotes

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The more one judges, the less one loves.

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which...

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the...

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the...

The most virtuous women have something within them, something that is never chaste.

The most virtuous women have something within them, something that is never chaste.

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...

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused...

Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with...

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.

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...

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...

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 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....

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...