A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.
HONORE DE BALZACWhen you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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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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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
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Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
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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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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.
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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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A naked woman is less dangerous than one who spreads her skirt skillfully to cover and exhibit everything at once.
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Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other tempers, as woman’s destiny requires, have for the most part a mania for making everything about them bend to them.
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Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
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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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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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