[On Italian:] One may almost call it a language that talks of itself, and always seems more witty than its speakers. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Men have made of fortune an all-powerful goddess, in order that she may be made responsible for all their blunder's. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Of all human sentiments, enthusiasm creates the most happiness; it is the only sentiment in fact which gives real happiness, the only… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
The mind may be exhausted, but the language of the heart is inexhaustible. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Whatever efforts one may make, one must revert to the realization that religion is the real basis of morality; religion is the… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
There are women vain of advantages not connected with their persons, such as birth, rank, and fortune; it is difficult to feel… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be called the weakest? — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
No nation has the right to bring about a revolution, even though such a change may be most urgently needed, if the… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
And all the bustle of departure - sometimes sad, sometimes intoxicating - just as fear or hope may be inspired by the… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Good taste cannot supply the place of genius in literature, for the best proof of taste, when there is no genius, would be, not… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
There is no reality on this earth except religion and the power of love; all the rest is even more fugitive than life itself. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
in Italy, almost at every step, history and poetry add to the graces of nature, sweeten the memory of the past, and seem to… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
[Ridicule] laughs at all those who see the earnestness of life and who still believe in true feelings and in serious thought ... It… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Ought not every woman, like every man, to follow the bent of her own talents? — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
The more we know the better we forgive. Whoever feels deeply, feels for all who live. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Let us then blend everything: love, religion, genius, with sunshine, perfume, music, and poetry. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
A voyage without companionship, that is to say without conversation, is one of the saddest pleasures of life. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
However old a conjugal union, it still garners some sweetness. Winter has some cloudless days, and under the snow a few flowers still bloom. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
The sight of such a monument is like continual and stationary music, which one hears for one's good as one approaches it. — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image