An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence.
HONORE DE BALZACThough the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred.
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Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.
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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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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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Temperament is the thermometer of character.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.
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True lovers know how trifling a thing is money yet how difficult to blend with love!
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Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred.
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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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What makes friendship indissolute and what doubles its charms is a feeling we find lacking in love: I mean certitude.
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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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To be happy, a man must love his wife as she chooses to be loved.
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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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