Madame de Stael
France
22 Apr 1766 // 14 Jul 1817
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22 Apr 1766 // 14 Jul 1817
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We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love
The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations in his conduct; if there are not, we may blame his manner of judging, but we are not the less bound to esteem him
The most careful reasoning characters are very often the most easily abashed
The face of a woman, whatever be the force or extent of her mind, whatever be the importance of the object she pursues, is always an obstacle or a reason in the story of her life
The egotism of woman is always for two
The education of life perfects the thinking mind, but depraves the frivolous
Superstition is related to this life, religion to the next; superstition is allied to fatality, religion to virtue; it is by the vivacity of earthly desires that we become superstitious; it is, on the contrary, by the sacrifice of these desires that we become religious
Strangers are contemporary posterity
Men have made of fortune an all-powerful goddess, in order that she may be made responsible for all their blunder's
It is difficult to grow old gracefully
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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