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Honore de Balzac Quotes

Honore de Balzac quotes

French Novelist May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850

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Honore de Balzac quote: "There is something great and terrible about suicide."
There is something great and terrible about suicide. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Behind every great fortune there is a crime."
Behind every great fortune there is a crime. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "To walk is to vegetate, to stroll is to live."
To walk is to vegetate, to stroll is to live. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul."
Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is..."
Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Passion is born deaf and dumb."
Passion is born deaf and dumb. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the..."
What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but..."
To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected..."
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be..."
If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "The duration of passion is proportionate with the original..."
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts,..."
Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls? Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the..."
Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. Honore de Balzac
It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race."
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race. Honore de Balzac

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