Honore de Balzac – Page 7

“Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make of love.”

— Honore de Balzac

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Category: respect
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Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster

Posted on June 24, 2011June 24, 2006 by admin

“Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.”

— Honore de Balzac

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Category: marriage
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There is no such thing as a

Posted on March 18, 2011March 18, 2006 by admin

“There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.”

— Honore de Balzac

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Category: power
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Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a

Posted on March 6, 2011March 6, 2006 by admin

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

— Honore de Balzac

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Category: friendship
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Small natures require despotism to exercise their

Posted on February 19, 2011February 19, 2006 by admin

“Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.”

— Honore de Balzac

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Category: equality
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First love is a kind of vaccination

Posted on January 29, 2011January 29, 2006 by admin

“First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time.”

— Honore de Balzac

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Category: time
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