The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
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I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.
More Stendhal Quotes
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The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
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Politics in the middle of things of the imagination is like a pistol shot in the middle of a concert.
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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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I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.
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I have a bad memory for facts.
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Every great action is extreme when it is undertaken. Only after it has been accomplished does it seem possible to those creatures of more common stuff.
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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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The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
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One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion.
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A novel is a mirror which passes over a highway. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road.
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If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
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One of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
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This religion takes away the courage of thinking of unusual things and prohibits self-examination above all as the most egregious of sins. It is one step away from protestantism.
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Your career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar.
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