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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: "What a thing of fantasy a woman may become after dusk."
What a thing of fantasy a woman may become after dusk. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation."
Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing."
Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "A man is a poor creature compared to a woman."
A man is a poor creature compared to a woman. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it."
Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Modesty is the conscience of the body."
Modesty is the conscience of the body. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is..."
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel..."
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "I am a galley slave to pen and ink."
I am a galley slave to pen and ink. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Where poverty ceases, avarice begins."
Where poverty ceases, avarice begins. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies."
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies. Honore de Balzac

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