Honore de Balzac Force Quotations

A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.

Most women wish to feel that their spirit has been violated. Do they not, indeed, flatter themselves on never yielding save to force?

Remorse is impotent; it will repeat its faults. Repentance only is a true force; it puts an end to everything.

Power does not consist in striking with force or with frequency, but in striking true.

Le bonheur engloutit nos forces, comme le malheur e teint nos vertus. Happiness engulfs our strength, just as misfortune extinguishes our virtues.