Everybody all over the world takes a wife’s estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.
HONORE DE BALZACA mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
More Honore de Balzac Quotes
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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
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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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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 heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
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Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure.
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A mother who is really a mother is never free.
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The more one judges, the less one loves.
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The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
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At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
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The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.
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Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.
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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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One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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