Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes… — Honore de Balzac
Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes our weakness weaker.
In the original French
La haine est un tonique, elle fait vivre, ell inspire la vengeance; mais la pitié tue, elle affaiblit encore notre faiblesse.
La Comedie humaine · 1831
★ 2.0Provenance
Current citation
De Balzac, Honoré. The Wild Ass's Skin, translated by Helen Constantine. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Original citation
De Balzac, Honoré. La Peau de Chagrin [The Wild Ass's Skin]. Paris: C. Gosselin, 1831.