To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. Honore de Balzac on politics
But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. Honore de Balzac on positive
Power is action the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. Honore de Balzac on power
There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power. Honore de Balzac on power
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact. Honore de Balzac on power
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. Honore de Balzac on power
Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. Honore de Balzac on religion
All humanity is passion without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual. Honore de Balzac on religion
When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich. Honore de Balzac on religion
Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect without esteem they cannot exist esteem is the first demand that they make of love. Honore de Balzac on respect
Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood! Honore de Balzac on science
There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile. Honore de Balzac on smile
Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. Honore de Balzac on society
Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society? Honore de Balzac on society
Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue. Honore de Balzac on society
It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music. Honore de Balzac on time
First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time. Honore de Balzac on time