Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
HONORE DE BALZACThe victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.
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Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
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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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The greater a man’s talents, the more marked his idiosyncracies. Yet in the provinces originality is considered perilously close to lunacy.
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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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Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.
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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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It is quite right what they say: the three most beautiful sights in the world are a ship in full sail, a galloping horse, and a woman dancing.
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A naked woman is less dangerous than one who spreads her skirt skillfully to cover and exhibit everything at once.
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To be happy, a man must love his wife as she chooses to be loved.
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Where poverty ceases, avarice begins.
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
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The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
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Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance.
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Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.
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All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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