(102 quotes found)
“With monuments as with men, position means everything.”
Honore de Balzac
“Wit needs leisure, and certain inequalities of position”
“It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be one; society does not exist on moral ideas only”
“A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.”
“To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect.”
“Misfortune, no less than happiness, inspires us to dream.”
“Love passes quickly, and passes like a street Arab, anxious to mark his way with mischief”
“The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.”
“Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary; nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.”
“Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being at ease with yourself”
