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Stendhal Quotes

Stendhal quotes about happy

French Writer January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842

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An absence of mistrust is not enough; there must be a weariness of mistrusting, and, as it were, courage must be impatient with the hazards of life. You are unconsciously bored by living without loving, and convinced in spite of yourself by the examples of others. You have overcome all life's fears, and are no longer content with the gloomy happiness which pride affords: you have conceived an ideal without knowing it. Stendhal
Stendhal quote: "Power, after love, is the first source of happiness."
Power, after love, is the first source of happiness. Stendhal
Stendhal quote: "People happy in love have an air of intensity."
People happy in love have an air of intensity. Stendhal
Stendhal quote: "There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of..."
There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness. Stendhal
Mathilde made an effort to use the more intimate form; she was evidently more attentive to this unusual way of speaking than to what she was saying. This use of the singular form, stripped of the tone of affection, ceased, after a moment, to afford Julien any pleasure, he was astonished at the absence of happiness; finally, in order to feel it, he had recourse to his reason. He saw himself highly esteemed by this girl who was so proud, and never bestowed unrestricted praise; by this line of... Stendhal
Stendhal quote: "Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness."
Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness. Stendhal
Stendhal quote: "A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be..."
A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. Stendhal
Stendhal quote: "To describe happiness is to diminish it."
To describe happiness is to diminish it. Stendhal

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