All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all.
HONORE DE BALZACWoman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.
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The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
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Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
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The more you judge, the less you love.
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Poverty is a divine stepmother who does for youths what their own mothers were unable to do. It introduces them to frugality, to the world and to life.
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The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
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There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
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To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals – that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him.
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Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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He who best knows the world will love it least.
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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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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.
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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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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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