Madame de Stael Quotes

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Madame de Stael was a French writer and intellectual, widely regarded as one of the leading figures of French Romanticism. Known for her keen insight into politics, society, and culture, de Stael's writings on topics such as liberty, revolution, and the role of women in society were groundbreaking. Her influential work continues to inspire readers and thinkers, particularly women, to use their voices to challenge societal norms and pursue intellectual freedom. De Stael's legacy remains a testament to the power of literature to shape thought and inspire change.

"Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts."

"Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts."

Art, Thoughts, Politeness

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"The more I see of men the more I like dogs."

"The more I see of men the more I like dogs."

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"A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it."

"A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it."

Man, Opinion, Woman

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"To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent."

"To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent."

Relationship, Understanding

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"Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities."

"Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities."

Power, Genius, Candor, Innocence

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"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."

"The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action."

Happiness, Feelings, Action

"Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty."

"Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty."

Truth, Duty, Man, Occupation

"A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn."

"A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn."

Life, Religious, Struggle

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"The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals."

"The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals."

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"One must choose in life between boredom and suffering."

"One must choose in life between boredom and suffering."

Life, Boredom, Suffering

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"Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end."

"Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end."

Love, Time, Fear, Beginning

"In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable."

"In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable."

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"The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us."

"The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us."

God, Enthusiasm, Sense, Word

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"Speech happens to not be his language."

"Speech happens to not be his language."

Language, Speech

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"Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own."

"Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own."

Strength, Meditation, Prayer, Self

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"Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it."

"Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it."

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"The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes."

"The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes."

Connection, Existence, Faults, Mystery

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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."

"The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man."

Desire, Man, Woman

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"Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them."

"Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them."

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"Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak."

"Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak."

Man, Men, Women, Selfishness

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"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened."

"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened."

Power, Progress, Man, Necessity

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"Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike."

"Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike."

Difference, Lies, Wit

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"Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's."

"Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's."

History, Love, Life, Man

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"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."

"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."

Mistake, Conscience, Voice

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