Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love. -Honore de Balzac Wisdom
Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue. -Honore de Balzac Society
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. -Honore de Balzac Happiness
Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. -Honore de Balzac Legal
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. -Honore de Balzac Mom
The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute. -Honore de Balzac Art
Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other. -Honore de Balzac Friendship
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. -Honore de Balzac Wisdom
All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual. -Honore de Balzac Religion
All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual. -Honore de Balzac History
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues. -Honore de Balzac Women
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues. -Honore de Balzac Men
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. -Honore de Balzac Power
