Honore de Balzac ( 10 of 31 )
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.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to read more
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.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
What is art? Nature concentrated.
What is art? Nature concentrated.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
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.
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.
