“Whereas scoundrels become reconciled after knifing one another, lovers break up irrevocably over a mere glance or word.” Quote by Honore de Balzac
“Among even the happiest married couples there are always moments of regret.” MomentsHappinessMarriageRegretCoupleMarriedMarried Couples Author:Honore de Balzac
“Marriage is a fight to the death. Before contracting it, the two parties concerned implore the benediction of Heaven because to promise to love each other forever is the rashest of enterprises.” TwoFightingHeavenPartyMarriageForeverPromiseConcernedEnterpriseLove Each OtherBenedictionContracting Author:Honore de Balzac
“Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.” LawMarriageInstitutionsContraryLaws Of NatureMaintenance Author:Honore de Balzac
“Marriage must perforce fight against the all-devouring monster of habit.” FightingMarriageHabitMonstersDevouring Author:Honore de Balzac
“When passion is not fed, it changes to need. At this juncture, marriage becomes a fixed idea in the mind of the bourgeois, being the only means whereby he can win a woman and appropriate her to his uses.” NeedsMindMeanIdeasUsePassionWinningMarriageFixedAppropriateFedsBourgeoisJuncture Author:Honore de Balzac
“Possibly the words materialism and spirituality express two sides of one and the same fact.” TwoFactsSpiritualitySidesMaterialismTwo SidesMateriality Author:Honore de Balzac
“Several sorts of memory exist in us; body and mind each possesses one peculiar to itself. Nostalgia, for instance, is a malady of the physical memory.” MindBodyMemoriesNostalgiaInstancePeculiarMind And BodyMalady Author:Honore de Balzac
“The secret of the nobility and beauty of great ladies lies in the art with which they can shed their veils. In such situations, they become like ancient statues. If they kept the merest scarf on, they would be lewd. Your bourgeois woman will always try to cover her nakedness.” IfsTryingArtWould BeLyingSecretSituationAncientShedVeilsNobilityStatuesBourgeoisScarves Author:Honore de Balzac