This surface good-nature which captivates a new acquaintance and is no bar to treachery, which knows no scruple and is never at fault for an excuse, which makes an outcry at the wound which it condones, is one of the most distinctive features of the journalist. This camaraderie (the word is a stroke of genius) corrodes the noblest minds; it eats into their pride like rust, kills the germ of great deeds, and lends a sanction to moral cowardice.
Passion is born deaf and dumb. - Honore De Balzac
Passion is born deaf and dumb.
- Honore De Balzac
Love which economizes is never true love. - Honore De Balzac
Love which economizes is never true love.
Our greatest fears lie in anticipation. - Honore De Balzac
Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.
The more illegal a profit, the more tenaciously a man clings to it. - Honore De Balzac
The more illegal a profit, the more tenaciously a man clings to it.
The more one judges, the less one loves. - Honore De Balzac
The more one judges, the less one loves.
When we drink coffee, ideas march in like the army - Honore De Balzac
When we drink coffee, ideas march in like the army
Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. Misfortune is a stepping stone for a genius, a piscina for a Christian… - Honore De Balzac
Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. Misfortune is a stepping stone for a genius, a piscina for a Christian…
Behind every fortune there is a crime. - Honore De Balzac
Behind every fortune there is a crime.
Pity is woman's sweetest charm. - Honore De Balzac
Pity is woman's sweetest charm.
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