I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.
STENDHALAfter moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.
More Stendhal Quotes
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After moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.
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The idea which tyrants find most useful is the idea of God.
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Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.
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One of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
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If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
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Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness.
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Spring appears and we are once more children.
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Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
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I love her beauty, but I fear her mind.
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The difference breeds hatred.
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Never had he found himself so close to those terrible weapons of feminine artillery.
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People happy in love have an air of intensity.
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At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight.
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Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all.
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Love is like a fever which comes and goes quite independently of the will. There are no age limits for love.
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