The fashions we call English in Paris are French in London, and vice versa. Franco-British hostility vanishes when it comes to questions of words and clothing. God save the King is a tune composed by Lully for a chorus in a play by Racine. Honoré de Balzac
The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition. See image Honoré de Balzac
Physically, a man is a man for a much longer time than a woman is a woman. See image Honoré de Balzac
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. See image Honoré de Balzac
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. See image Honoré de Balzac