What did Honoré de Balzac mean by: A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness. Honoré de Balzac Writer · France Copy
In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Appearance, Comparison, Society, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
People who climb from one rung of society to another can never do anything simply. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Achievement, Complexity, Social mobility, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Mud, raised by hurricanes, wells up in the noblest and purest of hearts. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Purity, Resilience, Struggle, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Little minds find satisfaction for their feelings, good or bad, in little things. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Emotions, Perception, Satisfaction, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart like a viper in its hole. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Envy, Heart, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Physically, a man is a man for a much longer time than a woman is a woman. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Aging, Gender, Physiology, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Routine, Struggle, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
A rent in your clothes is a mishap, a stain on them is a vice. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Appearance, Consequences, Morality, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
