What did Honoré de Balzac mean by: Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune. Honoré de Balzac Writer · France Copy
Tradesmen regard an author with a mixed feeling of terror, compassion and curiosity. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Compassion, Curiosity, Terror, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Separation, Silence, Unity, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Civilization, Ignorance, Timidity, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
No frozen-hearted woman ever I laid eyes on but has made duty her religion. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Duty, Emotion, Religion, 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
Lovers have a way of using this word “nothing” which implies exactly the opposite. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Communication, Love, Misunderstanding, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Love based upon money and vanity forms the most stubborn of passions. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Love, Money, Vanity, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Love, Spirituality, Wisdom, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
People always underestimate the ability of earth to increase its carrying capacity. Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan’s deflation is another’s inflation. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Statues to great men are made of the stones thrown at them in their lifetime. Jean Cocteau Artist · France