Character Quote by Madame de Stael
“If we would succeed in works of the imagination, we must offer a mild morality in the midst of rigid manners; but where the manners are corrupt, we must consistently hold up to view an austere morality.”
“If we would succeed in works of the imagination, we must offer a mild morality in the midst of rigid manners; but where the manners are corrupt, we must consistently hold up to view an austere morality.”
![“[Ridicule] laughs at all those who see the earnestness of life and who still believe in true feelings and in serious thought ... It soils the hope of youth. Only shameless vice is above its reach.” quote by Madame de Stael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/153/madame-de-stael-2069_believe_ridicule-laughs-at-all-those-who-see-the_131952.jpg)
