Honore de Balzac Quotes on mother

The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute... view

By: Honore de Balzac

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness... view

By: Honore de Balzac

Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!.. view

By: Honore de Balzac

A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and fears... view

By: Honore de Balzac

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories... view

By: Honore de Balzac

A mother who is really a mother is never free... view

By: Honore de Balzac

It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion.. view

By: Honore de Balzac