Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need… — Honore de Balzac Death Copy Share Image
The innocence of virgins is like milk which turns when exposed to a clap of thunder, to a tart smell, to a… — Honore de Balzac Exposed Copy Share Image
Virtue is always too much of a piece and too ignorant of those shades of feeling and of temperament that enable us… — Honore de Balzac Character Copy Share Image
Rare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival. — Honore de Balzac Confidant Copy Share Image
Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite. — Honore de Balzac Love Copy Share Image
Equality may be the law, but no human power can install it. — Honore de Balzac Equality Copy Share Image
Man judges of nature in relation to itself; the angelic spirit judges of it in relation to heaven. In short, to the… — Honore de Balzac Angel Copy Share Image
When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary. — Honore de Balzac Dog Copy Share Image
Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine. — Honore de Balzac Fighting Copy Share Image
Despotism accomplishes great things illegally; liberty doesn't even go to the trouble of accomplishing small things legally. — Honore de Balzac Accomplish Copy Share Image
Like hunger, physical love is a necessity. But man's appetite for amour is never so regular or so sustained as his appetite… — Honore de Balzac Amour Copy Share Image
No man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife. — Honore de Balzac Advice Copy Share Image
“No one ought even to desert a woman after throwing her a heap of gold in her distress! He ought to love… — Honoré de Balzac Emotion Copy Share Image
True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, ... — Honore de Balzac Equal Copy Share Image
La femme marie e est un esclave qu'il faut savoir mettre sur un tro" n e. A married woman is a slave… — Honore de Balzac Femme Copy Share Image
All human beings go through a previous life... Who knows how many fleshly forms the heir of heaven occupies before he can… — Honore de Balzac Form Copy Share Image
It is easier for a woman to be a good wife than a good mother. A widow has two duties with contrary… — Honore de Balzac Authority Copy Share Image
A lover teaches a wife all her husband has kept from her. — Honore de Balzac Husband Copy Share Image
