Coffee falls into the stomach. Ideas begin to move, things remembered arrive at full gallop. the shafts of wit start up like sharp-shooters, similes arise, the paper is covered with ink.
HONORE DE BALZACTemperament is the thermometer of character.
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The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.
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Old men are prone to invest the futures of young men with their own past sorrows.
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A mother who is really a mother is never free.
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A man wastes his time going to hear some of our eloquent modern preachers; they may change his opinions, but never his conduct.
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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
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Love is perhaps no more than gratitude for pleasure.
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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
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Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.
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Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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Love is not only a feeling, it is also an art. A simple word, a sensitive precaution, a mere nothing reveal to a woman the sublime artist who can touch her heart without withering it.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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