Vice is perhaps a desire to learn everything.
HONORE DE BALZACThere is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.
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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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There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.
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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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The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.
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The more you judge, the less you love.
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Love is perhaps no more than gratitude for pleasure.
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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
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One hour of love has a whole life in it.
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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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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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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 woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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