What did Honoré de Balzac mean by: Marriage must perforce fight against the all-devouring monster of habit. Honoré de Balzac Writer · France Copy
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Perspective, Redemption, Resilience, 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
Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Influence, Interpretation, Subjectivity, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Art, Imagination, Perception, 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
We flew back home like swallows. ‘Is it happiness that makes us so light?’ Agathe asked. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Happiness, Home, Lightness, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Numbers are intellectual witnesses that belong only to mankind. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Intellectual, Mankind, Numbers, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
Men are so made that they can resist sound argument, and yet yield to a glance. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Honoré de Balzac, Perception, Persuasion, Resistance, 0 Honoré de Balzac Writer · France
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
