More Quotes by Honoré de Balzac
There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
All human power is a compound of time and patience.
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another's happiness than in your own.
How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. Misfortune is a stepping stone for a genius, a piscina for a Christian, a treasure for a man of parts, and an abyss for a weakling.
Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact.
