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More Quotes by Honoré de Balzac
Behind every fortune there is a crime.
All human power is a compound of time and patience.
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.
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.
The more one judges, the less one loves.
There are two histories : official history, lying, and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness.