Thanks to the toleration preached by the encyclopedists of the eighteenth century, the sorcerer is exempt from torture. Honore de Balzac More Quotes by Honore de Balzac More Quotes From Honore de Balzac To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. Honore de Balzac remains exhausted abstract What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? Honore de Balzac fruit two children But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. Honore de Balzac sentimental cutting positive 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 genius mind men Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. Honore de Balzac political principles power Rare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival. Honore de Balzac rivals suffering men Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything. Honore de Balzac repentance faults ends The most real of all splendors are not in outward things, they are within us. Honore de Balzac splendor real A woman questions the man who loves exactly as a judge questions a criminal. This being so, a flash of the eye, a mere word, an inflection of the voice or a moment's hesitation suffice to expose the fact, betrayal or crime he is attempting to conceal. Honore de Balzac betrayal eye men There is neither vice nor virtue, there are only circumstances. Honore de Balzac philosophy history art Misfortune, no less than happiness, inspires us to dream. Honore de Balzac misfortunes dream inspire We do not attach ourselves lastingly to anything that has not cost us care, labor or longing. Honore de Balzac longing cost care Some troubles, like a protested note of a solvent debtor, bear interest. Honore de Balzac debtors forgiveness bears Emulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice. Honore de Balzac emulation envy role-models We have long struggles with ourself, of which the outcome is one of our actions; they are, as it were, the inner side of human nature. This inner side is God's; the outer side belongs to men. Honore de Balzac struggle men long Un mari, comme un gouvernement, ne doit jamais avouer de faute. A husband, like a government, never needs to admit a fault. Honore de Balzac husband government needs La femme marie e est un esclave qu'il faut savoir mettre sur un tro" n e. A married woman is a slave whom one must put on a throne. Honore de Balzac thrones married slave The more illegal a profit, the more tenaciously a man clings to it. Honore de Balzac illegal profit men Imaginative, sanguine men will never recognize that in negotiations the most dangerous moment of all is when everything is moving according to their wishes. Honore de Balzac wish men moving The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed. Honore de Balzac fool fashion men
