How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
HONORE DE BALZACNoble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.
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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
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Love is the poetry of the senses.
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All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact.
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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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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.
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The more one judges, the less one loves.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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Women are ever the dupes or the victims of their extreme sensitiveness.
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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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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
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No man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife.
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Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
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