Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
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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Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
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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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The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
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The checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
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When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
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The greatest happiness is to transform one’s feelings into action.
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When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
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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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We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
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A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.
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To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one’s self.
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