“Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.”
Other Honore De Balzac Quotes
Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.
Honore De Balzac 
80% of people like this quote
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
Honore De Balzac
75% of people like this quote
Ideas devour the ages as men are devoured by their passions. When man is cured, human nature will cure itself perhaps.
Honore De Balzac
62% of people like this quote
The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.
Honore De Balzac
60% of people like this quote