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Honore de Balzac

Quote of Honore de Balzac - And wisdom in life is perhaps...


Biography - Honore de Balzac:

French novelist and playwright.
Born: 1799 - Died: 1850
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: France
France

And wisdom in life is perhaps to ask for anything, why?



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Et la sagesse dans la vie consiste peut-être à se demander à tout propos : Pourquoi ?

German
Und die Weisheit im Leben besteht vielleicht in der Frage: Warum?




See also 

See also...



To be, or not to be, that is the question.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead.




Quotes for: wisdom


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To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.





All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.





Wisdom leads us back to childhood.





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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.











Quotes for: question


Quotes

Quotes for: question


The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.





If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.





There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.





Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.





When I had all the answers, the questions changed.





Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.











Quotes

Honore de Balzac also said...


We respect a man who respects himself.





Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.





Man is neither good nor bad, he is born with instincts and aptitudes.





Life cannot go on without a great deal of forgetting.





Love is not merely a sentiment, it is an art.





Love is the poetry of the senses.












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