Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant genius or by skilful corruption. You must either cut your way through these masses of men like a cannon ball, or steal among them like a plague.
Honoré de BalzacOne can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like a flame, for virtuous lovers have not a shred of hypocrisy.
Honoré de BalzacLa solitude est une belle chose; mais il faut quelqu'un pour vous dire que la solitude est une belle chose.
Honoré de BalzacStichwörter: solitude
As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move…similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle.
Honoré de BalzacOur heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.
Honoré de BalzacI prefer thought to action, an idea to a transaction, contemplation to activity.
Honoré de BalzacNature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society.
Honoré de BalzacLe char de la civilisation, semblable à celui de l'idole de Jaggernaut, à peine retardé par un cœur moins facile à broyer que les autres et qui enraye sa roue, l'a brisé bientôt et continue sa marche glorieuse.
Honoré de BalzacStichwörter: social-commentary
I’d need rest to refresh my brain, and to get rest it’s necessary to travel, and to travel one must have money, and in order to get money you have to work. . . . I am in a vicious circle . . .from which it is impossible to escape.
Honoré de BalzacIf the human heart sometimes finds moments of pause as it ascends the slopes of affection, it rarely halts on the way down.
Honoré de BalzacStichwörter: friendship love romance
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