A mother who is really a mother is never free.
HONORE DE BALZACDeath is as unexpected in his caprice as a courtesan in her disdain; but death is truer – Death has never forsaken any man.
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When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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One hour of love has a whole life in it.
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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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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
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Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.
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The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
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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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Love, according to our contemporary poets, is a privilege which two beings confer upon one another, whereby they may mutually cause one another much sorrow over absolutely nothing.
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Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.
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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.
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Virtue is not a thing you can have by halves; it is or it is not.
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