Honore de Balzac ( 10 of 31 )
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
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.
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.
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.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
What is art? Nature concentrated.
What is art? Nature concentrated.
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.
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.
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.
