The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
HONORE DE BALZACOur worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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Noble passions are like vices: the more they are satisfied, the greater they grow, Mothers and gamblers are insatiable.
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Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred.
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The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.
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Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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Love is perhaps no more than gratitude for pleasure.
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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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A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
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The greater a man’s talents, the more marked his idiosyncracies. Yet in the provinces originality is considered perilously close to lunacy.
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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How can we explain the perpetuity of envy–a vice which yields no return?
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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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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all.
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