The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
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Write your masterpieces And do not forget that in our profession there is no middle state you must be kingor be only a laborer.Honoré de Balzac
Hatred is the vice of narrow souls they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.
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A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and fears.
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To provoke laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect.
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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.
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
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