Honore de Balzac Quotes

Man can start with aversion and end with love, but if he begins with love and comes round to aversion he will never get back to love.

Honore de Balzac

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• Man can start with aversion and end with love, but if he begins with love and comes round to aversion he will never get back to love.

  

  Honore de Balzac
  • Love
  • Man
  • Aversion