At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
HONORE DE BALZACLove, 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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How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
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No man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife.
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The more you judge, the less you love.
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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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Like hunger, physical love is a necessity. But man’s appetite for amour is never so regular or so sustained as his appetite for the delights of the table.
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The more one judges, the less one loves.
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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
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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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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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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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Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another’s happiness than in your own.
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As a rule, only the poor are generous.
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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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The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.
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