Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact.
HONORE DE BALZACA mother who is really a mother is never free.
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Virtue is not a thing you can have by halves; it is or it is not.
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To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals – that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him.
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Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
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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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A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
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There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
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The greatest tyranny is to love I where we are not loved again.
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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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As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.
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At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
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The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure.
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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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The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
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