(102 quotes found)
“Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.”
Honore 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 violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music.”
“A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.”
“Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.”
“True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.”
“A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.”
“In a husband there is only a man; in a married woman there is a man, a father, and mother, and a woman”
“They ended as all great passions do end-----by a misunderstanding...”
“There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.”
“A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning.”