Life cannot go on without much forgetting.
HONORE DE BALZACTrue love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
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The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
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Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.
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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done.
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A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
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A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
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Poverty is a divine stepmother who does for youths what their own mothers were unable to do. It introduces them to frugality, to the world and to life.
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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
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The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.
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