God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.
HONORE DE BALZACCoffee falls into the stomach. Ideas begin to move, things remembered arrive at full gallop. the shafts of wit start up like sharp-shooters, similes arise, the paper is covered with ink.
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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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Noble passions are like vices: the more they are satisfied, the greater they grow, Mothers and gamblers are insatiable.
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At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise.
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The more you judge, the less you love.
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Old men are prone to invest the futures of young men with their own past sorrows.
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People who are in love suspect nothing or everything.
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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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I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you. I grasp you, I kiss you, I caress you, a thousand of the most amorous caresses take possession of me.
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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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The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
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The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe it. The public, like a foolish husband, always succumbs.
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Vice is perhaps a desire to learn everything.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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Life is simply what out feelings do to us.
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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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