Stendhal on life
Stendhal121 quotes“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.
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 Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity.
StendhalStendhal On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.
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Caught inside my mind trapped between its horrid lines losing precious time.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Some women will have you look at life differently.
Eleni SophiaEleni Sophia The biggest reward often require the largest risks.
Nicole BrownNicole Brown Being with you is familiar, like playing guitar after some time; the theory is there but my fingers have forgotten the chords.
AstaAsta Late-night conservations, Breathtaking memories, and an endless sky full of unseen dazzling stars. That’s how I want to remember us.
AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
Helena DegnHelena Degn People who cannot see through souls will keep searching for beauty in faces and will never find it.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel There is someone out there waiting to love you in all the ways you deserve.
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Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony I just like to do the fun stuff. If I’m not having fun with it, I’m not going to do it for the rest of my life.
Doja CatDoja Cat Life biggest tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin There is no other reality than present reality.
Alan WattsAlan Watts A little foolishness, enough 2 enjoy life, & a little wisdom to avoid the errors, that will do.
OshoOsho Being normal is boring!
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