The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. — Honoré de Balzac
The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest — Honoré de Balzac
The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business — Honoré de Balzac
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. — Honoré de Balzac
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. — Honoré de Balzac
The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion — Honoré de Balzac
Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue. — Honoré de Balzac
Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for — Honoré de Balzac
Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. — Honoré de Balzac
Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! — Honoré de Balzac
Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. — Honoré de Balzac
Old maids, having never bent their temper or their lives to other lives and other tempers — Honoré de Balzac
Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love. — Honoré de Balzac
Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity. — Honoré de Balzac
Lovers have a way of using this word, nothing, which implies exactly the opposite. — Honoré de Balzac
Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal itself in its immensity. — Honoré de Balzac
Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together — Honoré de Balzac
Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the — Honoré de Balzac
It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker — Honoré de Balzac
It is as absurd to say that a man can’t love one woman all the time as it is to say that a — Honoré de Balzac