Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. — Honore de Balzac Power Copy Share Image
Love is precisely to the moral nature what the sun is to the earth. — Honore de Balzac Earth Copy Share Image
Among even the happiest married couples there are always moments of regret. — Honore de Balzac Couple Copy Share Image
A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more — Honore De Balzac Husband Copy Share Image
Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac Abilities Copy Share Image
When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary. — Honore de Balzac Dog Copy Share Image
In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity. — Honore de Balzac Beauty Copy Share Image
“A ignorância é a mãe de todos os crimes, porque um crime é, antes de mais, uma falta de raciocínio.” — Honoré de Balzac Amor Copy Share Image
Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect. — Honore de Balzac Disrespect Copy Share Image
Whereas scoundrels become reconciled after knifing one another, lovers break up irrevocably over a mere glance or word. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
From the manner in which a woman draws her thread at every stitch of her needlework, any other woman can surmise her… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Everybody all over the world takes a wife's estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
In painting, you can suddenly come upon something so huge that no-one can deal with it. — Honore de Balzac Artist Copy Share Image
For certain people, misfortune is a beacon that lights up the dark and baser sides of social life. — Honore de Balzac Beacons Copy Share Image
The winter's frost must rend the burr of the nut before the fruit is seen. So adversity tempers the human heart, to… — Honore de Balzac Adversity Copy Share Image
A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Modern society includes three types of men who can never think very highly of the world--the priest, the physician, and the attorney-at-law.… — Honore de Balzac Attorney Copy Share Image
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… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
A grass blade believes that men build palaces for it to grow in. Grass wedges its way between the closest blocks of… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
In all lands, sailors form a race apart. They profess a congenital contempt for landlubbers. As for the tradesman, he understands nothing… — Honore de Balzac Care Copy Share Image
“Whoever wishes to rise above the common level must be prepared for a great struggle and recoil before no obstacle. A great… — Honoré de Balzac French literature Copy Share Image
Authentic love always assumes the mystery of modesty, even in its expression, because actions speak louder than words. Unlike a feigned love,… — Honore de Balzac Action Copy Share Image
As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move…similes arise, the paper is covered.… — Honore de Balzac Allies Copy Share Image
God reveals Himself, unfailingly, to the solitary, thoughtful seeker — Honore de Balzac God Copy Share Image
Numbers are intellectual witnesses that belong only to mankind. — Honore de Balzac Intellectual Copy Share Image
To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. — Honore de Balzac Abstract Copy Share Image
Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice. — Honore de Balzac Choice Copy Share Image
Journalism is a giant catapult set in motion by pigmy hatreds. — Honore de Balzac Catapult Copy Share Image
At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise. — Honore de Balzac Beauty Copy Share Image
To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect. — Honore de Balzac Comedy Copy Share Image
It's not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it. — Honore de Balzac Being a good person Copy Share Image
All poetry like every work of art proceeds from a swift vision of things. — Honore de Balzac Art Copy Share Image
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
