More From Honore de Balzac
- "We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are."
- "Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make of love."
- "A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea."
More In Great
- "Let’s face it – think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?"― Henry Louis Gates
- "So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds."― Lucretius
- "Rock ‘n’ roll is ridiculous. It’s absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we’re wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss."― Bono