I had youth, beauty, two advantages conferred by chance, and of which we are as proud as if they were hard-won. Honore De Balzac
In looking forward to what remains to be done, my readers will perhaps echo what my publishers say, Please God to spare you! I only ask to be less tormented by men and things than I have hitherto been since I began this terrific labor. Honore De Balzac
Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred. Honore De Balzac
A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning. Honore De Balzac