Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
Madame de Stael
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A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory of begining, all fear of an end.
Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
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.
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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