Maxioms by Stendhal
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
