Honoré de Balzac

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.

Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.

There is something great and terrible about suicide.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.