Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.
HONORE DE BALZACEvents are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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True lovers know how trifling a thing is money yet how difficult to blend with love!
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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
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Everybody all over the world takes a wife’s estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.
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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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Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, the fingering so changeful and capricious which befits it.
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Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!
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Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance.
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Law is a silvery web that lets the big flies pass and catches all the small ones.
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Love is the poetry of the senses.
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Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.
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