The good we do to others is spoilt unless we efface ourselves so completely that those we help have no sense of inferiority.
HONORE DE BALZACLove is not only a feeling, it is also an art. A simple word, a sensitive precaution, a mere nothing reveal to a woman the sublime artist who can touch her heart without withering it.
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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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The greatest tyranny is to love I where we are not loved again.
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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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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
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A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.
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Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
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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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Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual.
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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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A mother who is really a mother is never free.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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Hatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.
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Love is not only a feeling, it is also an art. A simple word, a sensitive precaution, a mere nothing reveal to a woman the sublime artist who can touch her heart without withering it.
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In intimate family life, there comes a moment when children, willingly or no, become the judges of their parents.
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There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
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