Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
MADAME DE STAELWit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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The checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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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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When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
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Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
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Speech happens to not be his language.
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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 consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
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One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
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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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Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.
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The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
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To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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