Temperament is the thermometer of character.
HONORE DE BALZACCan you find a man who loves the occupation that provides him with a livelihood? Professions are like marriages; we end by feeling only their inconveniences.
More Honore de Balzac Quotes
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There is a cure for temptation. What? Yielding to it.
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It is quite right what they say: the three most beautiful sights in the world are a ship in full sail, a galloping horse, and a woman dancing.
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Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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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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In the first woman we love, we love everything. Growing older, we love the woman only.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.
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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
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First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time.
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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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Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.
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Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.
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The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.
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A man wastes his time going to hear some of our eloquent modern preachers; they may change his opinions, but never his conduct.
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