Stendhal ( 10 of 10 )
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
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.
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
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.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
