Houssaye Houssaye
Houssaye Houssaye
genius providence manifestation
Genius has its fatality. Must we not see in its works a manifestation of the will of Providence?
dogs less men
The more I see of dogs the less I think of men
whom
Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you what you are
boats safety themselves whoever woman
Whoever embarks with a woman embarks with a storm; but they are themselves the safety boats
women fancy ruins
Women of forty always fancy they have found the Fountain of Youth, and that they remain young in the midst of the ruins of their day.
women safety storm
Whoever embarks with women embarks with a storm; but they are themselves the safety boats.
fashion
The Parisienne is not in fashion, she is fashion.
income
Friendship lives on its income, love devours its capital.
sometimes
Have you not sometimes seen happiness? Yes, the happiness of others.
spring heart winter
Up to forty a woman has only forty springs in her heart. After that age she has only forty winters.
hope world tempest
Hope is the virgin of the ideal world, who opens beaten to as in the midst of every tempest.
views imagination romance
Imagination, whatever may be said to the contrary, will always hold a place in history, as truth does in romance. Has not romance been penned with history in view?
graves lost distress
The graves of those we have loved and lost distress and console as.
happiness feet ruins
Happiness is always the inaccessible castle which sinks in ruin when we set foot on it.