Honore de Balzac

“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”

“The more one judges, the less one loves.”

“We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.”

“For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.”

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”