Honore de Balzac ( 10 of 31 )
The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite read more
The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.
Love is a game in which one always cheats.
Love is a game in which one always cheats.
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us read more
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is one thing. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is read more
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is one thing. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is a genuine pleasure.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.
Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine read more
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to read more
It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.