Honoré de Balzac quote: The human heart may find here and there a resting-place short of the highest height of affection, but we seldom ...

The human heart may find here and there a resting-place short of the highest height of affection, but we seldom stop in the steep, downward slope of hatred.

~ Honoré de Balzac ~

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