Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature?
Honore de BalzacIf we all said to people's faces what we say behind one another's backs, society would be impossible.
Honore de BalzacNothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
Honore de Balzac