Maxioms by Honore De Balzac
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces
which are played upon earth have been read more
God is the author, men are only the players. These grand pieces
which are played upon earth have been composed in heaven.
[Fr., Dieu est le poete, les hommes ne sont que les acteurs. Ces
grandes pieces qui se jouent sur la terre ont ete composees dans
le ciel.]
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the read more
Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
