The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
MADAME DE STAELIn matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
More Madame de Stael Quotes
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One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
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Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
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Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
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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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The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
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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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When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.
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The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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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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To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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