More Quotes by Honoré de Balzac
Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
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.
How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
The more one judges, the less one loves.
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.
Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance
Behind every fortune there is a crime.
A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness.
