More Quotes by Honoré de Balzac
The more one judges, the less one loves.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
Behind every fortune there is a crime.
How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
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.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
