Honore De Balzac Quotes, Doe Quotes, Martyr Quotes

A great writer is nothing less than a martyr who does not die.

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Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.

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For avarice begins where poverty ends.

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A jealous husband doesnt doubt his wife, but himself.

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According to man's environment, society has made as many different types of men as there are varieties in zoology. The differences between a soldier, a workman, a statesman, a tradesman, a sailor, a poet, a pauper and a priest, are more difficult to seize, but quite considerable as the differences between a wolf, a lion, an ass, a crow, a sea-calf, a sheep, and so on.

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In painting, you can suddenly come upon something so huge that no-one can deal with it.

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Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

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A courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.

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In Paris every man must have had a love affair. What woman wants something that no other woman ever wanted.

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The greatest tyranny is to love I where we are not loved again.

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Life in clubs is no paltry sign of the times we live in. Here gentlemen gamble with others whom they would not dream of inviting to their homes.

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Necessity is the spur of genius.

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God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces which are played upon earth have been composed in heaven.

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A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.

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A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent.

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Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.

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Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.

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Ah! the soft starlight of virgin eyes.

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You cannot pluck love out of your heart as you would pull a tooth.

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