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Honoré de Balzac

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“Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another's happiness than in your own.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant genius or by skilful corruption. You must either cut your way through these masses of men like a cannon ball, or steal among them like a plague.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“Our heart is a treasury; if you pour out all its wealth at once, you are bankrupt.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“Such is life. It is no cleaner than a kitchen; it reeks like a kitchen; and if you mean to cook your dinner, you must expect to soil your hands; the real art is in getting them clean again, and therein lies the whole morality of our epoch.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“The human heart may find here and there a resting-place short of the highest height of affection, but we seldom stop in the steep, downward slope of hatred.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot
“Happiness is the poetry of woman, as the toilette is her tinsel.” Honoré de Balzac, Father Goriot

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