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.
HONORE DE BALZACWomen, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.
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An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence.
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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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The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done.
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Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, the fingering so changeful and capricious which befits it.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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Women are ever the dupes or the victims of their extreme sensitiveness.
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A naked woman is less dangerous than one who spreads her skirt skillfully to cover and exhibit everything at once.
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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.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
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Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
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The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
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No woman dares to refuse love without a motive, for nothing is more natural than to yield to love.
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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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In intimate family life, there comes a moment when children, willingly or no, become the judges of their parents.
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