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4efbb4c The more one judges, the less one loves. love Honoré de Balzac
3c38cd5 It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide. silence remaining-silent reticence psychology Honoré de Balzac
40b3205 Women are always true, even in the midst of their greatest falsities, because they are always influenced by some natural feeling. women feeling sincerity Honoré de Balzac
2522acc Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another's happiness than in your own. self-sacrifice Honoré de Balzac
b82db84 There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower. inspirational Honoré de Balzac
5857556 Ah! What pleasure it must be to a woman to suffer for the one she loves! suffering women love self-sacrifice purity girls Honoré de Balzac
4f5c818 I'm a great poet. I don't put my poems on paper: they consist of actions and feelings. Honoré de Balzac
96c4d54 A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to the sensitive it is among the richest treasures of love. romance writing love Honoré de Balzac
4680061 Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls? tragedy Honoré de Balzac
176ae3a Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness. suffering evil Honoré de Balzac
f801002 However gross a man may be, the minute he expresses a strong and genuine affection, some inner secretion alters his features, animates his gestures, and colors his voice. The stupidest man will often, under the stress of passion, achieve heights of eloquence, in thought if not in language, and seem to move in some luminous sphere. Goriot's voice and gesture had at this moment the power of communication that characterizes the great actor. Ar.. personality passion emotion people ugliness observation description sincerity psychology Honoré de Balzac
f2a41ab Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt. wealth Honoré de Balzac
5bb972d Such is life. It is no cleaner than a kitchen; it reeks like a kitchen; and if you mean to cook your dinner, you must expect to soil your hands; the real art is in getting them clean again, and therein lies the whole morality of our epoch. morality Honoré de Balzac
5d31ea4 If the human heart sometimes finds moments of pause as it ascends the slopes of affection, it rarely halts on the way down. romance love Honoré de Balzac
be1e4aa You're a fine fastidious young man, as proud as a lion, as gentle as a girl. You'd make a good catch for the devil. humor coolness eloquence swagger Honoré de Balzac
9bbc28f Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant genius or by skilful corruption. You must either cut your way through these masses of men like a cannon ball, or steal among them like a plague. Honoré de Balzac
691be6b True love rules especially through memory. Honoré de Balzac
0989bc6 Women themselves are so happy, and so beautiful, when they're strong, that they naturally choose powerful men, even if that power's so enermous there's a real risk it could shatter them. Honoré de Balzac
e38894a Il ya toute une vie dans une heure d'amour. Honoré de Balzac
61330e3 Mais Paris est un veritable ocean. Jetez-y la sonde, vous n'en connaitrez jamais la profondeur. Parcourez-le, decrivez-le : quelque soin que vous mettiez a le parcourir, a le decrire ; quelques nombreux et interesses que soient les explorateurs de cette mer, il s'y rencontrera toujours un lieu vierge, un antre inconnu, des fleurs, des perles, des monstres, quelque chose d'inoui, oublie par les plongeurs litteraires. Honoré de Balzac
cf3ccd9 If the artist does not fling himself, without reflecting, into his work, as Curtis flung himself into the yawning gulf, as the soldier flings himself into the enemy's trenches, and if, once in this crater, he does not work like a miner on whom the walls of his gallery have fallen in; if he contemplates difficulties instead of overcoming them one by one ... he is simply looking on at the suicide of his own talent. writing empowerment determination energy devotion creative-process talent Honoré de Balzac
93f8e5c Love is a religion, and its rituals cost more than those of other religions. It goes by quickly and, like a street urchin, it likes to mark its passage by a trail of devastation. Honoré de Balzac
ad21715 Where poverty ceases, avarice begins. Honoré de Balzac
151edd0 He hesitated till the last moment, but finally dropped them in the box, saying, "I shall win!"--the cry of a gambler, the cry of the great general, the compulsive cry that has ruined more men than it has ever saved." self-assuredness truism pride Honoré de Balzac
96cb6c5 We flew back home like swallows. 'Is it happiness that makes us so light?' Agathe asked. pure sweet Honoré de Balzac
646c241 The human heart may find here and there a resting-place short of the highest height of affection, but we seldom stop in the steep, downward slope of hatred. hatred evil Honoré de Balzac
dfe845f Life cannot go on without a great deal of forgetting. Honoré de Balzac
1ae1518 A man who prides himself on going in a straight line through life is an idiot who believes in infallibility. Honoré de Balzac
8c3909b What a thing of fantasy a woman may become after dusk. Honoré de Balzac
034605a Hortense was a wife; Valerie a mistress. Many men desire to have these two editions of the same work, although it is proof of deep inferiority in a man if he cannot make his wife his mistress. Seeking variety is a sign of impotence. marriage sex-and-men Honoré de Balzac
7ff5448 Good befalls us while we sleep, sometimes. Honoré de Balzac
b5c8c0f What moralists describe as the mysteries of the human heart are solely the deceiving thoughts, the spontaneous impulses of self-regard. The sudden changes in character, about which so much has been said, are instinctive calculations for the furtherance of our own pleasures. Seeing himself now in his fine clothes, his new gloves and shoes, Eugene de Rastignac forgot his noble resolve. Youth, when it swerves toward wrong, dares not look in th.. youth psychology Honoré de Balzac
8900cd5 No one ought even to desert a woman after throwing her a heap of gold in her distress! He ought to love her forever! You are young, only twenty-one, and kind and upright and fine. You'll ask me how a woman can take money from a man. Oh, God, isn't it natural to share everything with the one we owe all our happiness to? When one has given everything, how can one quibble about a mere portion of it? Money is important only when feeling has cea.. money love sense finance sincerity Honoré de Balzac
f5004e1 If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible. Honoré de Balzac
bfaefaf Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature? men protectiveness Honoré de Balzac
92175df There is something noble as well as terrible about suicide. The downfall of many men is not dangerous, for they fall like children, too near the ground to do themselves harm. But when a great man breaks, he has soared up to the heavens, espied some inaccessible paradise, and then fallen from a great height. The forces that make him seek peace from the barrel of a gun cannot be placated. How many young talents confined to an attic room withe.. the-wild-ass-s-skin Honoré de Balzac
503033e If you decide to join up with me, I want it to be because you're making a rational choice, not because you've been pushed by passion or despair. Honoré de Balzac
1bca137 Le bonheur est la poesie des femmes. Honoré de Balzac
ac80662 How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in my own carriage, have my own box, and come back in comfort. All or nothing, that's my motto.' 'And a very good one,' said Madame Vauquer. manipulation life-philosophy Honoré de Balzac
cf6d8a9 for she was invaded by a kind of love which every girl has gone through --the love of the unknown, love in its vaguest form, Honoré de Balzac
d33d263 Man cannot spend all his time doing evil, and even in the company of pirates there must be some sweet moments on their sinister ship when you feel as if you were aboard a pleasure yacht. red-inn pleasure pirates Honoré de Balzac
99063f4 There's nothing so fearsome as the revolt of a sheep," said de Marsay." sheep Honoré de Balzac
72efe17 Yes, I can understand that a man might go to gambling table - when he sees that all that lies between himself and death is his last crown rousseau gambling Honoré de Balzac
4a6811b Journalism, look you, is the religion of modern society. religion journalism society Honoré de Balzac
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