Let nothing dupe you! Such is the horrible maxim that acts as a solvent upon every noble feeling man experiences.
Honore de BalzacIt is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.
Honore de BalzacReligious ecstasy is a madness of thought freed of its bodily bonds, whereas in the ecstasy of love, the forces of twin natures unite, blend and embrace one another.
Honore de Balzac