When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.
HONORE DE BALZACThere are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.
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Poetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought.
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Women are ever the dupes or the victims of their extreme sensitiveness.
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To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals – that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him.
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He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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A naked woman is less dangerous than one who spreads her skirt skillfully to cover and exhibit everything at once.
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It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.
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What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude.
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Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!
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Temperament is the thermometer of character.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe it. The public, like a foolish husband, always succumbs.
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Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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