Honoré de Balzac Welcome to our collection of popular quotes by

5 Quotes and sayings

  1. Home
  2. Authors
  3. Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. He is best known for his magnum opus, La Comédie humaine, a collection of interconnected novels and short stories that offers a panoramic view of French society in the 19th century.

Balzac was born in Tours, France, in 1799. He was a prolific writer, and he produced over 90 novels and short stories during his lifetime. He died in 1850 at the age of 51.

Balzac is considered one of the founders of realism in European literature. His work is known for its detailed descriptions of 19th-century French society, its complex characters, and its sharp social commentary.

Some of Balzac's most famous works include Père Goriot, Eugénie Grandet, and The Human Comedy.

inspirational quotes - Image for quote : All happiness depends on courage and work.

All happiness depends on courage and work.

Honoré de Balzac

Some day you will find out that there is far more happiness in another's happiness than in your own.

Honoré de Balzac

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.

Honoré de Balzac

for a woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the open sea

Honoré de Balzac

The more one judges, the less one loves.

Honoré de Balzac

Page 1 from 1

Search for authors & writers
Authors
Roy T. Bennett214 Steve Maraboli114 J.K. Rowling99 Rick Riordan90 Nicholas Sparks85 Paulo Coelho84 Mark Twain75 Terry Pratchett67 Oscar Wilde65 Albert Einstein64 John Green59 Stephen King58 William Shakespeare56 Ralph Waldo Emerson52 C.S. Lewis48 Haruki Murakami48 Rumi47 Jodi Picoult46 Neil Gaiman45 Jane Austen45 More
Banners