Quotes by : Honore de Balzac

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give....

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise....

To provoke laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect.

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy....

There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

All happiness depends on courage and work.