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.
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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Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.
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The more one judges, the less one loves.
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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One hour of love has a whole life in it.
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Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.
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All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
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It is quite right what they say: the three most beautiful sights in the world are a ship in full sail, a galloping horse, and a woman dancing.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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How sternly we reproach virtue for its failings, how indulgent we are to the better qualities of vice!
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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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When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.
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Love is the poetry of the senses.
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