Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Honore de Balzac

Quote by Honore de Balzac

Author

Honore de Balzac
Honore de Balzac

French novelist born on May 20, 1799, and died on August 18, 1850. Honore de Balzac is renowned for his profound insight and criticism of 19th-century French society, hailed as the 'father of modern fiction'. more

You May Also Like

“It is a difficult lesson to learn today-to leave one's friends and family and deliberately practice the art of solitude for an hour or a day or a week. And yet, once it is done, I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.”

ArtDoneTodayDifficultHoursQualityPracticeWeekLessonsSolitudeVoidFamily And FriendsVividPrecious Life
Book:GIFT FROM THE SEA
Create image

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion; in order to serve others better, one has to hold them at a distance for a time. But where can one find the solitude necessary to vigor, the deep breath in which the mind collects itself and courage gauges its strength? There remain big cities.”

WorldMindBigsOrderTurnsCitiesSolitudeBreathsDistanceOccasionsVigorDeep BreathBig CitiesGauges
Book:The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays
Create image

“Our equal and opposite needs for solitude and community constitute a great paradox. When it is torn apart, both of these life-giving states of being degenerate into deathly specters of themselves. Solitude split off from community is no longer a rich and fulfilling experience of inwardness; now it becomes loneliness, a terrible isolation. Community split off from solitude is no longer a nurturing network of relationships; now it becomes a crowd, an alienating buzz of too many people and too much noise.”

PeopleNeedsGivingStatesCommunityRichToo MuchLonelinessTerribleSolitudeEqualOppositesCrowdsNoiseIsolationParadoxSplitsFulfillingTornNurturingBuzzDegeneratesTorn Apart
Book:The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Create image

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”

LifeInspirationalHumorFunnyHappinessJoySpiritualityLaughingPositiveWasteLaughterPositivityLaughedWasting TimeDayCarpe DiemJoy And HappinessGiggleJoy HappinessWasted LifeJoy Of LivingHave A LaughSmile And LaughLaughs And SmilesSmile And LaughterLaughter And SmilesHumor And LaughterHumor LaughterHappy LaughterPower Of LaughterHappiness And LaughterLaughter And JoySmile LaughInspirational LaughterEfforts WastedGift Of LaughterDon't Worry Be HappyPleasant ThoughtsLive Laugh LovePleasant Day
Author:e. e. cummings
Create image