Quotes by Balzac, Honore De

Finance, like time, devours its own children. >>

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit >>

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others tha >>

Quotations about Exaggeration

Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great >>

There is no one who does not exaggerate! >>

'Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration. >>

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

Balzac, Honore De