Honoré de Balzac - Woman Quotes

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When a woman pronounces the name of a man but twice a day, there may be some doubt as to the nature of her sentiments; but three times!...

Honoré de Balzac

It is as absurd to pretend that one can not love the same woman always, as to pretend that a good artist needs several violins to execute a piece of music.

Honoré de Balzac

A man cannot marry before he has studied anatomy and has dissected at the least one woman.

Honoré de Balzac

In a husband there is only a man; in a married woman there is a man, a father, and mother, and a woman.

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It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment.

Honoré de Balzac

Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.

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Between two beings susceptible to love, the duration of love depends upon the first resistance of the woman, or the obstacles that society puts in their way.

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Happiness lends poetic charms to woman, and dress adorns her like a delicate tinge of rouge.

Honoré de Balzac

The laws of love unite man and woman so strongly that no human laws can separate them.

Honoré de Balzac