The greatest tyranny is to love I where we are not loved again.
HONORE DE BALZACA lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.
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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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As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
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Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.
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Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.
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Forgetting is the great secret of strong and creative lives.
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True 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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Everybody all over the world takes a wife’s estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.
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People exaggerate both happiness and unhappiness; we are never so fortunate nor so unfortunate as people say we are.
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Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.
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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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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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Life is simply what out feelings do to us.
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A great writer is nothing less than a martyr who does not die.
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