More from Stendhal
I do not feel I have wisdom enough yet to love what is ugly.
StendhalStendhal A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
StendhalStendhal I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.
StendhalStendhal When intimacy followed love in Italy there were no longer any vain pretensions between two lovers.
StendhalStendhal There is no such thing as “natural law”: this expression is nothing but old nonsense… Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need.
StendhalStendhal All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
StendhalStendhal Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.
StendhalStendhal Only great minds can afford a simple style.
StendhalStendhal If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.
StendhalStendhal Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place?
StendhalStendhal The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears.
StendhalStendhal The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
StendhalStendhal Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all.
StendhalStendhal To describe happiness is to diminish it.
StendhalStendhal Friendship has its illusions no less than love.
StendhalStendhal Sometimes the impact of Mozart’s music is so immediate that the vision in the mind remains blurred and incomplete, while the soul seems to be directly invaded, drenched in wave upon wave of melancholy.
StendhalStendhal
Original quotes
From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
Meet the writers
More on birth
Hope gives birth to possibilities.
Siza HewwitSiza Hewwit Greed and expectations for happiness give birth to sorrow, it ruins the real pleasure of joy.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche The principle of self-government cannot be violated with impunity. The individual’s right to it is sacred – regardless of class, caste, race, color, sex or any other accident or incident of birth.
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Most people’s historical perspective begins with the day of their birth.
Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh Japan will change. Let’s create a country where innovation is constantly happening, giving birth to new industries to lead the world
Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche A certificate of live birth is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination as a birth certificate.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump