The tyranny of public opinion (and what an opinion!) is as fatuous in the small towns of France as it is in the United States of America.
STENDHALPolitics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore.
More Stendhal Quotes
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The difference breeds hatred.
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I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.
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Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity.
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Love has always been the most important business in my life; I should say the only one.
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When a man leaves his mistress, he runs the risk of being betrayed two or three times daily.
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I used to think of deathlike I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.
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On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.
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The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
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Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.
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Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all.
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People happy in love have an air of intensity.
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All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
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A good book is an event in my life.
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Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.
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