Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.
HONORE DE BALZACThere are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.
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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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It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.
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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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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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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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How can we explain the perpetuity of envy–a vice which yields no return?
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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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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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Life cannot go on without much forgetting.
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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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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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Life is simply what out feelings do to us.
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Law is a silvery web that lets the big flies pass and catches all the small ones.
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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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