More Quotes by Honoré de Balzac
If you are to judge a man, you must know his secret thoughts, sorrows, and feelings; to know merely the outward events of a man's life would only serve to make a chronological table-a fool's notion of history.
Behind every fortune there is a crime.
All human power is a compound of time and patience.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
The more one judges, the less one loves.
Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
