Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
MADAME DE STAELThe desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
More Madame de Stael Quotes
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man’s power is increased.
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To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it.
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Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
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In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
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Love is the whole history of a woman’s life, it is but an episode in a man’s.
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One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
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We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
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The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
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Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one’s self.
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The more I see of men the more I like dogs.
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Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
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