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

The man as he converses is the lover

By : Honore de Balzac

Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together

By : Honore de Balzac

The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation

By : Honore de Balzac

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

By : Honore de Balzac

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.

By : Honore de Balzac

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

By : Honore de Balzac

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

By : Honore de Balzac

All humanity is passion

By : Honore de Balzac

Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.

By : Honore de Balzac

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

By : Honore de Balzac

A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.

By : Honore de Balzac

Thought is a key to all treasures

By : Honore de Balzac