By : Honore de Balzac 0 Likes
We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.
By : Honore de Balzac
It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he is no longer compelled, as among the Egyptians, to succeed to his father's craft.
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
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
By : Honore de Balzac
Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.
By : Honore de Balzac
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
By : Honore de Balzac
Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!
By : Honore de Balzac