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 BALZACWant him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!
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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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Gratitude is a fool’s word; we find it in the dictionary, but it is not in the heart of man.
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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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Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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Virtue is not a thing you can have by halves; it is or it is not.
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Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.
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Art’s greatest efforts are invariably a timid counterfeit of Nature.
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We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.
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One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
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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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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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