Honore de Balzac Quotes about Life

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When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.

When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.

Honore de Balzac

Life, Giving, Doubt

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time.

Honore de Balzac

Love, Life, Marriage

God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.

Honore de Balzac

Life, Drama, Men

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.

Honore de Balzac

Love, Life, Heart