836 Quotes by Honoré de Balzac

In the medical profession a horse and carriage are more necessary than any scientific knowledge.

Virtue is not a thing you can have by halves; it is or it is not.

One can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like a flame, for virtuous lovers have not a shred of hypocrisy.

In painting, you can suddenly come upon something so huge that no-one can deal with it.

Marriage must perforce fight against the all-devouring monster of habit.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.

A husband and wife who have separate bedrooms have either drifted apart or found happiness.

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys.