Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case.
HONORE DE BALZACWoman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.
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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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Gratitude is a fool’s word; we find it in the dictionary, but it is not in the heart of man.
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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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There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
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Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
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If we all said to people’s faces what we say behind one another’s backs, society would be impossible.
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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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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Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.
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Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.
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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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The more you judge, the less you love.
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We love because we love.
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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.
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