No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist.. view

By: Honore de Balzac

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We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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The country is provincial.. view

By: Honore de Balzac

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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it.. view

By: Honore de Balzac

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The more one judges, the less one loves... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human... view

By: Honore de Balzac

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