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.
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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The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
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The checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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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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Speech happens to not be his language.
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Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
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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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The more I see of men the more I like dogs.
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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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To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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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 mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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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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Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one’s self.
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One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
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