Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

Quote by Honore De Balzac

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A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the...

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

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

There is something great and terrible about suicide.

There is something great and terrible about suicide.

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...

Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.

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...

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.

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after...

When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after...

Sometimes at the best moments a single word or a look is enough.

Sometimes at the best moments a single word or a look is enough.

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...

Economized love is never real love

Economized love is never real love

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

Power is the capacity to distort information

Power is the capacity to distort information

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...

I worked so hard for that first kiss And a heart dont forget something like...

I worked so hard for that first kiss And a heart dont forget something like...

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They...