Honore de Balzac Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.”

“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.”

“A mother who is really a mother is never free.”

“A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.”

“Modesty is the conscience of the body.”

“Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.”

“It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.”

“If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.”

“Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.”

“Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves.”