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The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Temperament is the thermometer of character.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Love is the poetry of the senses.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Life cannot go on without much forgetting.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Women, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac Hatred like love feeds on the merest trifles. Everything adds to it. Just as the being we love can do no wrong, so the one we hate can do no right.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac
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Jack MaJack Ma The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.
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Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.
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