The more one judges, the less one loves.
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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Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
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Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.
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Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.
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A courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons – the least rewarded of all forms of courage.
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The man who enters his wife’s dressing room is either a philosopher or a fool.
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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
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As a rule, only the poor are generous.
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Love is perhaps no more than gratitude for pleasure.
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All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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Gratitude is a fool’s word; we find it in the dictionary, but it is not in the heart of man.
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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure.
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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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