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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 no such thing as a great talent without great will..."
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Behind every great fortune lies a great crime."
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. Honore de Balzac
Young man,' Porbus said, seeing Poussin stare open-mouthed at a picture, 'Don't look at the canvas too long, it will drive you to despair. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "If the human heart sometimes finds moments of pause as it..."
If the human heart sometimes finds moments of pause as it ascends the slopes of affection, it rarely halts on the way down. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to..."
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. Honore de Balzac
Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Our greatest fears lie in anticipation."
Our greatest fears lie in anticipation. Honore de Balzac
Narrow minds can develop as well through persecution as through benevolence; they can assure themselves of their power by tyrannizing cruelly or beneficially over others. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from..."
Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband."
The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband. Honore de Balzac
It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he is no longer compelled, as among the Egyptians, to succeed to his father's craft. Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac quote: "Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can..."
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact. Honore de Balzac
The duchess turned on Eugne with one of those insolent stares that envelop a man from head to foot, flatten him out, and leave him at zero. Honore de Balzac
The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human. Honore de Balzac
Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred. Honore de Balzac

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