It is not easy to be mistaken when feeling breaks the barriers imposed by reason. It is not logical to ignore that there is a very strong feeling and think that madness is...
Misfortune is a stepping stone for the genius, a pool for the Christian, a treasure for the skillful man, and an abyss for the weak.
Honoré de Balzac
From an English author from the late 19th century: A true gentleman always buys three copies of each book: one to read, another to keep on the shelf and the last...
Mario Quintana
Glory is an ostentatious mourning of happiness.
Madame de Staël
Happiness is where we put it, try to put it within your reach
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The situation of those who stay is always sadder than that of those who leave. Leaving is a movement that dissipates, and nothing distracts the people who stay.
Pierre Marivaux