The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, forgotten because it was properly done.
Honore de BalzacA courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.
Honore de BalzacThe fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.
Honore de Balzac