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Corrosive effects of wealth1 quote
Prosperity brings with it an intoxication which inferior men are unable to resist. — Honore de Balzac · 1837Dishonesty1 quote
A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Downsides of wealth1 quote
Prosperity brings with it an intoxication which inferior men are unable to resist. — Honore de Balzac · 1837Eloquence1 quote
A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Equality1 quote
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact. — Honore de Balzac · 1834Hate1 quote
Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes our weakness weaker. — Honore de Balzac · 1831Human nature1 quote
Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Human rights1 quote
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact. — Honore de Balzac · 1834Marriage1 quote
Marriage must ceaselessly combat a monster that devours everything: habit. — Honore de Balzac · 1829Moral theory1 quote
Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Morality1 quote
Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Original sin1 quote
Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Pity1 quote
Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes our weakness weaker. — Honore de Balzac · 1831Relationship challenges1 quote
Marriage must ceaselessly combat a monster that devours everything: habit. — Honore de Balzac · 1829The desert1 quote
In the desert there is all-and yet nothing…God is there and man is not. — Honore de Balzac · 1830Wealth1 quote
Prosperity brings with it an intoxication which inferior men are unable to resist. — Honore de Balzac · 1837