“All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.” – Honore de Balzac

“A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.” – Honore de Balzac

“A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.” – Honore de Balzac

“Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.” – Honore de Balzac

“In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.” – Honore de Balzac

“It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” – Honore de Balzac

“The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.” – Honore de Balzac

“The more one judges, the less one loves.” – Honore de Balzac