“The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.”
— Honore de Balzac
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Category: marriage
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If we could but paint with the
“If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.”
— Honore de Balzac
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What is art? Nature concentrated.
“What is art? Nature concentrated.”
— Honore de Balzac
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At fifteen, beauty and talent do not
“At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman.”
— Honore de Balzac
Author: Honore de Balzac
Category: beauty
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Children, dear and loving children, can alone
“Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty.”
— Honore de Balzac
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Category: alone
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There are some women whose pregnancy would
“There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.”
— Honore de Balzac
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Category: women
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When women love us, they forgive us
“When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.”
— Honore de Balzac
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Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.
“Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.”
— Honore de Balzac
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We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We
“We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.”
— Honore de Balzac
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There is something great and terrible about
“There is something great and terrible about suicide.”
— Honore de Balzac
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and
“Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.”
— Honore de Balzac
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