Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about power
Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about society, perfection
The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about country
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about woman
The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about habits, soul, life
The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about husband, man
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about wisdom, love
There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about smile
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about power, talent, things
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about pleasure, contentment
To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about politics, thinking, nothing
Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about affair
Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.Quote by Honoré de Balzac about politeness, virtue, soul, nothing