Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.
HONORE DE BALZACThose who spend too fast never grow rich.
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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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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
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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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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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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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Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.
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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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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
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True lovers know how trifling a thing is money yet how difficult to blend with love!
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We love because we love.
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How sternly we reproach virtue for its failings, how indulgent we are to the better qualities of vice!
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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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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In the first woman we love, we love everything. Growing older, we love the woman only.
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