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 BALZACPoetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought.
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Old men are prone to invest the futures of young men with their own past sorrows.
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Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
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A great writer is nothing less than a martyr who does not die.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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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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We love because we love.
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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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Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal itself in its immensity.
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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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The more you judge, the less you love.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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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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All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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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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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.
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