Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.
HONORE DE BALZACNo man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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Gratitude is a fool’s word; we find it in the dictionary, but it is not in the heart of man.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
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Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!
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Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
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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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People exaggerate both happiness and unhappiness; we are never so fortunate nor so unfortunate as people say we are.
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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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Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.
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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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The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
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A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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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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The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done.
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