The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, forgotten because it was properly done.
Honore de BalzacWe flew back home like swallows. 'Is it happiness that makes us so light?' Agathe asked.
Honore de BalzacThe Parisan, sauntering the streets idly, is as often a man in despair as a lounger.
Honore de BalzacA man wastes his time going to hear some of our eloquent modern preachers; they may change his opinions, but never his conduct.
Honore de Balzac