The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
STENDHALI see but one rule: to be clear.
More Stendhal Quotes
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A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.
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Life is very short, and it ought not to be spent crawling at the feet of miserable scoundrels.
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I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.
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This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom.
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Friendship has its illusions no less than love.
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The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world
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What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Every true passion thinks only of itself.
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The idea which tyrants find most useful is the idea of God.
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If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.
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A good book is an event in my life.
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If you don’t love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.
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The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears.
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Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
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