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Honore de Balzac7 quotes
In the desert there is all-and yet nothing…God is there and man is not. — Honore de Balzac · 1830Marriage must ceaselessly combat a monster that devours everything: habit. — Honore de Balzac · 1829Man is neither good nor bad; he is born with instincts and abilities. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact. — Honore de Balzac · 1834A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity. — Honore de Balzac · 1842Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes our weakness weaker. — Honore de Balzac · 1831All 7 quotes →