Women, perhaps even require a little hypocrisy. Honore de Balzac More Quotes by Honore de Balzac More Quotes From Honore de Balzac A husband can commit no greater blunder than to discuss his wife, if she is virtuous, with his mistress; unless it be to mention his mistress, if she is beautiful, to his wife. Honore de Balzac husbandmistakebeautiful Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere. Honore de Balzac griefshiningpeople Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case. Honore de Balzac griefheartgiving Love and work have the virtues of making a man pretty indifferent to anything else. Honore de Balzac worklovemen In love, what a woman mistakes for disgust is actually clearsightedness. If she does not admire a man, she scorns him. Honore de Balzac mistakelovemen In smart society men are jealous of one another after the fashion of women. Honore de Balzac jealousysmartfashion Kindness steers no easy course. Attributing it to character, we seldom recognize the secret efforts of a noble heart, whereas we reward really wicked people for the evil they refrain from committing. Honore de Balzac kindnessheartcharacter Alas, two men are often necessary to provide a woman with a perfect lover, just as in literature a writer composes a type only by employing the singularities of several similar characters. Honore de Balzac charactermentwo Many of us marvel at the icy insensitivity with which women snuff out their armours. But if they did not blot out the past in this manner, life for them would lose all dignity and they could never resist the fatal familiarities to which they once submitted. Honore de Balzac icysnuffpast Among even the happiest married couples there are always moments of regret. Honore de Balzac marriagecouplehappiness In the medical profession a horse and carriage are more necessary than any scientific knowledge. Honore de Balzac horsemedicineknowledge Marriage is a fight to the death. Before contracting it, the two parties concerned implore the benediction of Heaven because to promise to love each other forever is the rashest of enterprises. Honore de Balzac marriagepartyfighting Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature. Honore de Balzac maintenancemarriagelaw A knowledge of mankind and of things that surround us gives us that second education which proves far move valuable than our first because it alone turns out a truly accomplished man. Honore de Balzac menknowledgemoving Journalists grow accustomed to seeing evil and they let it pass; they proceed to approve it, and they end by committing it themselves. Honore de Balzac journalistendsevil Jealousy, an eminently credulous and suspicious passion, allows fancy the greatest possible play. But it does not bestow wit, it banishes all sense. Honore de Balzac jealousypassionplay Authentic love always assumes the mystery of modesty, even in its expression, because actions speak louder than words. Unlike a feigned love, it feels no need to set a conflagration. Honore de Balzac actions-speak-louder-than-wordsexpressionlove Any man, however blase or depraved, finds his love kindled anew when he sees himself threatened by a rival. Honore de Balzac rivalslovemen A woman in love has full intelligence of her power; the more virtuous she is, the more effective her coquetry. Honore de Balzac coquetryvirtuouslove A great love is a credit opened in favor of a power so consuming that the moment of bankruptcy must inevitably occur. Honore de Balzac creditfavorslove
