Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything.
Honore de BalzacImaginative, sanguine men will never recognize that in negotiations the most dangerous moment of all is when everything is moving according to their wishes.
Honore de BalzacTrue love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
Honore de Balzac