Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love.Honoré de Balzac
What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?Honoré de Balzac
Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment fresh reasons are found for loving or hating better.Honoré de Balzac
Love may be or it may not, but where it is, it ought to reveal itself in its immensity.Honoré de Balzac
A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.Honoré de Balzac