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 demandesteemexist Change image and share on social
To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. Honore de Balzac abstractexhaustpolitic Change image and share on social
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. Honore de Balzac beaconfondfuture Change image and share on social
Ideas devour the ages as men are devoured by their passions. When man is cured, human nature will cure itself perhaps. Honore de Balzac agecuredevour Change image and share on social
But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. Honore de Balzac cutessentiallyfigure Change image and share on social
When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa. Honore de Balzac despoticlawmoral Change image and share on social
Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside. Honore de Balzac dismayfeeblfind Change image and share on social
What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? Honore de Balzac beingblendchild Change image and share on social
Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society? Honore de Balzac keylifemystery Change image and share on social
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. Honore de Balzac faceloveman Change image and share on social