If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion. STENDHAL CharacterOccasionThinkingWork
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. STENDHAL ArtGeniusManWater
Love is like fever; it comes and goes without the will having any part of the process. STENDHAL FeverLoveProcessWilling
Never had he found himself so close to those terrible weapons of feminine artillery. STENDHAL FeminineTerribleWeapon
A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. STENDHAL AppointmentHappinessWisdomWoman
I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing. STENDHAL CrumbleRuleSeeWorld
When intimacy followed love in Italy there were no longer any vain pretensions between two lovers. STENDHAL FollowIntimateLove
There is no such thing as “natural law”: this expression is nothing but old nonsense… Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need. STENDHAL ColdHungryLawNaturalNeedStrengthSuffering
