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It's catastrophies which turn wise and strong people into philosophers.
Honore de Balzac
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Honore de Balzac
Age: 52 †
Born: 1799
Born: May 20
Died: 1851
Died: August 19
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The endless legacy of the past to the present is the secret source of human genius.
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A husband can commit no greater blunder than to discuss his wife, if she is virtuous, with his mistress unless it be to mention his mistress, if she is beautiful, to his wife.
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Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!
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The duration of a couple's passion is in proportion to the woman's original resistance or to the obstacles that social hazards have placed in the way of her happiness.
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