Honore de Balzac ( 10 of 31 )
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.
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.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
What is art? Nature concentrated.
What is art? Nature concentrated.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
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.]
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.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.
