Man judges of nature in relation to itself; the angelic spirit judges of it in relation to heaven. In short, to the spirits everything speaks.
Honore de BalzacThe greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare.
Honore de BalzacOur energies are often stimulated by the necessity of supporting a being weaker than ourselves.
Honore de BalzacGlory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.
Honore de BalzacDespotism accomplishes great things illegally; liberty doesn't even go to the trouble of accomplishing small things legally.
Honore de BalzacThis coffee falls into your stomach, and straightway there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move like the battalions of the Grand Army of the battlefield, and the battle takes place. Things remembered arrive at full gallop, ensuing to the wind. The light cavalry of comparisons deliver a magnificent deploying charge, the artillery of logic hurry up with their train and ammunition, the shafts of with start up like sharpshooters. Similes arise, the paper is covered with ink; for the struggle commences and is concluded with torrents of black water, just as a battle with powder.
Honore de Balzac