What did Honoré de Balzac mean by: At fifteen, neither beauty nor talent exist: a woman is all promise. Honoré de Balzac Writer · France Copy
God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Drama, God, Men, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
All poetry like every work of art proceeds from a swift vision of things. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Creativity, Inspiration, Vision, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Poetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Creation, Exploration, Reflection, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Duration, Passion, Resistance, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Doubt, Fear, Jealousy, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
+ All happiness depends on courage and work. Author, June 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Courage, Happiness, Work, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Love, Opportunity, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Admiration bestowed upon any one but ourselves is always tedious. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Admiration, Boredom, Self-centeredness, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The greatest part of mankind employ their first years to make their last miserable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France