Ideas devour the ages as men are devoured by their passions. When man is cured, human nature will cure itself perhaps.
Honore de BalzacA woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart.
Honore de BalzacThe sanctity of womanhood is incompatible with social liberty and social claims; and for a woman emancipation means corruption.
Honore de BalzacA young bride is like a plucked flower; but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over.
Honore de Balzac