The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
HONORE DE BALZACHe has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.
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Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.
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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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We love because we love.
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Life is simply what out feelings do to us.
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Where poverty ceases, avarice begins.
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Temperament is the thermometer of character.
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The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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A great writer is nothing less than a martyr who does not die.
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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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One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
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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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A man wastes his time going to hear some of our eloquent modern preachers; they may change his opinions, but never his conduct.
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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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