Quote of Honore de Balzac - People who want something strongly enough...
Biography - Honore de Balzac:
French novelist and playwright.
Born: 1799 - Died: 1850
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1799 - Died: 1850
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: France
People who want something strongly enough are almost always well served by chance.
Translation
(French)
See also...
Quotes for: to will
The kind of happiness I want consists, not so much in doing what I wish, as in not doing what I don't wish.
We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to comes.
Quotes for: randomness
No contingency anywhere in the universe; no indifference; no liberty. While we act, we are, at the same time, acted upon.
Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not so often the result of a great design as of chance.
Honore de Balzac also said...
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