Anne Louise Germaine de Stael quotes
Swiss Author April 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817
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Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
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