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Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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Ingratitude may stem from the inability to repay.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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We must leave vanity to those who have nothing else to exhibit.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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Equality may be a right, but there is no human power that can ever turn it into a fact.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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Those who do not have children miss out on many pleasures, but also avoid many pains.

Honoré de Balzac

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In great crises, the heart breaks or toughens.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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In revenge, the weakest is always the most fierce.

Honoré de Balzac

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The most sensitive beings are not always the most sensible beings.

Honoré de Balzac

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A beautiful book is a victory won in all the battlefields of human thought.

Honoré de Balzac

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In women, instinct equals the insight of great men.

Honoré de Balzac

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Bureaucracy is a gigantic machine operated by pygmies.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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Time is the only capital of people who have nothing but their intelligence for fortune.