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Quotes by Madame de Stael

Madame de Stael

“The greatest happiness is to transform ones feelings into action”

“The more I see of men the more I like dogs.”

“Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is ones self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.”

“Love is the whole history of a womans life, it is but an episode in a mans.”

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

“In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable”

“Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.”

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

“Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts”

“Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.”

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

“Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak”

“To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.”

“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.”

“One must, in ones life, make a choice between boredom and suffering”

“To understand everything makes one very indulgent”

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.

Enthusiasm signifies God in us.

Who understands much forgives much.

Sow good services sweet remembrances will grow from them.