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.
HONORE DE BALZACNobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.
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Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
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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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When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.
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We love because we love.
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To be happy, a man must love his wife as she chooses to be loved.
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The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe it. The public, like a foolish husband, always succumbs.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.
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No woman dares to refuse love without a motive, for nothing is more natural than to yield to love.
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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.
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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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Can 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.
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