A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.
Madame de Stael
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Madame de Stael
Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
Madame de Stael
Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory of begining, all fear of an end.
Madame de Stael
Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.
Madame de Stael
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
Madame de Stael
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
Madame de Stael
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
Madame de Stael
The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
Madame de Stael
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
Madame de Stael
The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
Madame de Stael
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
Madame de Stael
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
Madame de Stael
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
Madame de Stael
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Type:
Writer
Date of Birth:
0000-00-00
Year of Death:
1817
Nationality:
French |