Honore de Balzac

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is one thing. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is read more

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is one thing. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is a genuine pleasure.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Sometimes at the best moments a single word or a look is enough.

Sometimes at the best moments a single word or a look is enough.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the read more

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

Does anyone know where these gondolas of Paris come from?
[Fr., Ne sait on pas ou viennent ces gondoles read more

Does anyone know where these gondolas of Paris come from?
[Fr., Ne sait on pas ou viennent ces gondoles Parisiennes?]