“Live here, in Paris,” resumed the First Consul, addressing Bartolomeo; “we will know nothing of this affair. I will cause your property… — Honoré de Balzac Copy Share Image
“The words came from him like a sob, a hoarse sound like the death rattle of a dying man; it seemed indeed… — Honoré de Balzac Death Copy Share Image
The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe… — Honore de Balzac Believe Copy Share Image
A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has… — Honore de Balzac Life Copy Share Image
If certain women walk straight into adultery, there are many others who cling to numerous hopes, and commit sin only after wandering… — Honore De Balzac Adultery Copy Share Image
The Parisan, sauntering the streets idly, is as often a man in despair as a lounger. — Honore de Balzac Despair Copy Share Image
I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me… — Honore de Balzac Attainment Copy Share Image
Among even the happiest married couples there are always moments of regret. — Honore de Balzac Couple Copy Share Image
“This tragic short story was written in 1829 and published in 1830 in La Mode, followed by another edition in the Gosselin… — Honoré de Balzac Copy Share Image
Poles offer a mobility like that of the wind that blows over the immense plains and marches of Poland. Show a Pole… — Honore de Balzac Blow Copy Share Image
No woman allows her lover to descend from his pedestal. Even a god is not forgiven the slightest pettiness. — Honore de Balzac Forgiven Copy Share Image
“Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible… — Honoré de Balzac Happiness Copy Share Image
“To that point, he had always found the vicomtesse overflowing with friendly politeness, that sweet-flowing grace conferred by an aristocratic education, and… — Honoré de Balzac Character Copy Share Image
No society is complete without some victim, a creature to pity, to jeer at, to scorn or to protect. — Honore de Balzac Creatures Copy Share Image
Law is a silvery web that lets the big flies pass and catches all the small ones. — Honore de Balzac Bigs Copy Share Image
During the great storms of our lives we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo. — Honore de Balzac Captains Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.” — Honoré de Balzac Discipline Copy Share Image
Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical… — Honore de Balzac Life Copy Share Image
