Madame de Stael Quotes

Best Quotes by Madame de Stael (Top 10)

Enthusiasm signifies God in us.
Madame de Stael
In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.
Madame de Stael
Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
Madame de Stael
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
Madame de Stael
The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
Madame de Stael
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Madame de Stael
The more I see of man, the more I like dogs.
Madame de Stael
Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.
Madame de Stael
Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
Madame de Stael
Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.
Madame de Stael

Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
Madame de Stael
When we destroy an old prejudice, we have need of a new virtue.
Madame de Stael
One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.
Madame de Stael
Speech happens to not be his language.
Madame de Stael
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
Madame de Stael
The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
Madame de Stael
The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
Madame de Stael