Balzac

Famous quotes containing the word balzac:

    They [twin beds] are the most stupid, the most perfidious, and the most dangerous invention in the world. Shame and a curse on who thought of them.
    —Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)

    The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.
    —Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)

    A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
    —Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)