More Quotes by Honoré de Balzac
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance
All human power is a compound of time and patience.
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
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.
There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
If we all said to people's faces what we say behind one another's backs, society would be impossible.
