Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
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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A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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Vice is perhaps a desire to learn everything.
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There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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The more you judge, the less you love.
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Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance.
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All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.
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Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.
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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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Like hunger, physical love is a necessity. But man’s appetite for amour is never so regular or so sustained as his appetite for the delights of the table.
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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
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Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
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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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