Honore De Balzac Quotes, Men Quotes

Are not poets men who fulfill their hopes prematurely?

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In the first woman we love, we love everything. Growing older, we love the woman only.

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The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.

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An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.

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What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?

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Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, the fingering so changeful and capricious which befits it.

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The duration of a couple's passion is in proportion to the woman's original resistance or to the obstacles that social hazards have placed in the way of her happiness.

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He hesitated till the last moment, but finally dropped them in the box, saying, "I shall win!"--the cry of a gambler, the cry of the great general, the compulsive cry that has ruined more men than it has ever saved.

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By and large, women have a faith and a morality peculiar to themselves; they believe in the reality of everything that serves their interest and their passions.

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Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature?

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But also remember: if you have any genuine feelings, hide them like treasure; never let anyone so much as suspect them, or you're lost. Instead of being the executioner, you'll be the victim. And if you ever fall in love, keep that absolutely secret! Never breathe a word until you're completely sure of the person to whom you open your heart. And to protect that love, even before you feel it, learn to despise the world.

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Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

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Love is the only passion which suffers neither past nor future.

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It's not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it.

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There are as many mediocrities exalted through pity as masters decried through envy.

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Love endows us with a sort of personal religion; we respect another live within ourselves.

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A woman questions the man who loves exactly as a judge questions a criminal. This being so, a flash of the eye, a mere word, an inflection of the voice or a moment's hesitation suffice to expose the fact, betrayal or crime he is attempting to conceal.

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When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but they are never reasoned.

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A year at the breast is quite enough; children who are suckled longer are said to grow stupid, and I am all for popular sayings.

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Modesty is the conscience of the body.

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