The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.
HONORE DE BALZACHow natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
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Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred.
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Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another’s happiness than in your own.
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We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.
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Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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Like hunger, physical love is a necessity. But man’s appetite for amour is never so regular or so sustained as his appetite for the delights of the table.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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Those who spend too fast never grow rich.
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If we all said to people’s faces what we say behind one another’s backs, society would be impossible.
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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
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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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Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
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