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Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A novel is like a bow, and the

A novel is like a bow, and the violin that produces the sound is the reader's soul. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for

Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness which is called life. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and

She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice? — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A woman of generous character will sacrifice her

A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Every true passion thinks only of itself.

Every true passion thinks only of itself. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: All religions are founded on the fear of

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Each man for himself in that desert of

Each man for himself in that desert of egoism which is called life. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Politics in a literary work, is like a

Politics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: It is not enough for a landscape to

It is not enough for a landscape to be interesting in itself. Eventually there must be a moral and historic interest. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: To write a book is to risk being

To write a book is to risk being shot at in public. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: To the Happy Few!

To the Happy Few! — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Life is very short, and it ought not

Life is very short, and it ought not to be spent crawling at the feet of miserable scoundrels. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden

One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: It is difficult to escape from the prevailing

It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one's generation. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst

Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: An insane self-consciousness made him commit thousands of

An insane self-consciousness made him commit thousands of blunders. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: His whole life had been merely a long

His whole life had been merely a long preparation for misfortune, — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: War was then no longer this noble and

War was then no longer this noble and unified outburst of souls in love with glory that he had imagined from Napoleon's proclamations. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The boredom of married life inevitable destroys love,

The boredom of married life inevitable destroys love, when love has preceded marriage. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Alas! our frailty is the cause, not we!

Alas! our frailty is the cause, not we! For such as we are made of, such we be. Twelfth Night It — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I think no woman I have had ever

I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or at so light a price, as the moment I owe to a newly heard musical phrase. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The sight of anything extremely beautiful, in nature

The sight of anything extremely beautiful, in nature or in art, brings back the memory of what one loves, with the speed of lightning. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Life is too short, and the time we

Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Has he written to you?''He writes frequently.''Shew me

Has he written to you?'
'He writes frequently.'
'Shew me his letters this instant, I order you'; and M. de Renal added six feet to his stature. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I think being condemned to death is the

I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction," said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Love is like fever; it comes and goes

Love is like fever; it comes and goes without the will having any part of the process. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I love her beauty, but I fear her

I love her beauty, but I fear her mind. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies

On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I do not feel I have wisdom enough

I do not feel I have wisdom enough yet to love what is ugly. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Helen Oyeyemi: According to Stendhal it takes about a year

According to Stendhal it takes about a year and a month to fall in love, all being well. — Helen Oyeyemi

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: It is from cowardice and not from want

It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Love is like a fever which comes and

Love is like a fever which comes and goes quite independently of the will — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: In our calling, we have to choose; we

In our calling, we have to choose; we must make our fortune either in this world or in the next, there is no middle way. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Love is a beautiful flower, but we must

Love is a beautiful flower, but we must be brave enough to pick her up from the edge of a precipice. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: This is the curse of our age, even

This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Love has always been the most important business

Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The pleasures of love are always in proportion

The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A novel is a mirror walking along a

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Your water does not refresh me, said the

Your water does not refresh me, said the thirsty genie. Yet it is the coolest well in all the Diar Bekir. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: It is the nobility of their style which

It is the nobility of their style which will make our writers of 1840 unreadable forty years from now. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Only great minds can afford a simple style. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: In Paris, love is born of fiction.

In Paris, love is born of fiction. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Want of exercise was beginning to affect his

Want of exercise was beginning to affect his health and to give him the weak and excitable character of a young German student. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: It is something like love at first sight.

It is something like love at first sight. An instant reveals to you what your heart had needed for a long time without recognizing it. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The tyranny of public opinion (and what an

The tyranny of public opinion (and what an opinion!) is as fatuous in the small towns of France as it is in the United States of America. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A novel is a mirror travelling down the

A novel is a mirror travelling down the road. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: People happy in love have an air of

People happy in love have an air of intensity. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Edmund White: Stendhal had said a Frenchman was an Italian

Stendhal had said a Frenchman was an Italian in a bad mood. — Edmund White

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Indeed, man has two different beings inside him.

Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch? — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God

Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place? — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Signs cannot be represented, in a spy's report,

Signs cannot be represented, in a spy's report, so damningly as words. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The only way of touching a heart is

The only way of touching a heart is to wound it — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Wounded pride can take a rich young man

Wounded pride can take a rich young man far who is surrounded by flatterers since birth. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Prestige! Sir, is it nothing? To be revered

Prestige! Sir, is it nothing? To be revered by fools, gaped at by children, envied by the rich and scorned by the wise. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The idea which tyrants find most useful is

The idea which tyrants find most useful is the idea of God. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: It was the destiny of Napoleon - would

It was the destiny of Napoleon - would it one day be his? — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Any man who talks about his love affairs

Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently

But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The English are, I think the most obtuse

The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: There are as many styles of beauty as

There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Almost all our misfortunes in life come from

Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The more one pleases everybody, the less one

The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Man is not free to refuse to do

Man is not free to refuse to do the thing which gives him more pleasure than any other conceivable action. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection

In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Could anything possibly be more humorous than believing

Could anything possibly be more humorous than believing in the depth or in the depravity of the Parisian character? — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A forty-year-old woman is only something to men

A forty-year-old woman is only something to men who have loved her in her youth. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Women are always eagerly on the lookout for

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: To seem sorrowful is not in good taste:

To seem sorrowful is not in good taste: You're supposed to seem bored. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The French are the wittiest, the most charming,

The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A very small degree of hope is sufficient

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness.

Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: At a distance, we cannot conceive of the

At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I see but one rule: to be clear.

I see but one rule: to be clear. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The Russians imitate French ways, but always at

The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: They can only touch the heart by bruising

They can only touch the heart by bruising it. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A very small matter, when all is said;

A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A wise woman never yields by appointment. It

A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A novel is a mirror which passes over

A novel is a mirror which passes over a highway. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: To describe happiness is to diminish it.

To describe happiness is to diminish it. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Power, after love, is the first source of

Power, after love, is the first source of happiness. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: A novel is a mirror carried along a

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Beauty is the promise of happiness.

Beauty is the promise of happiness. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Without patience, without absence of anger, no one

Without patience, without absence of anger, no one can be called a politician. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Spring appears and we are once more children.

Spring appears and we are once more children. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The man of genius is he and he

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Logic is neither an art nor a science

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Who knows whether it is not true that

Who knows whether it is not true that phosphorus and mind are not the same thing? — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Francoise Sagan: I've read Proust and Stendhal. That keeps you

I've read Proust and Stendhal. That keeps you in your place. — Francoise Sagan

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Politics in the middle of things of the

Politics in the middle of things of the imagination is like a pistol shot in the middle of a concert. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Never had he found himself so close to

Never had he found himself so close to those terrible weapons of feminine artillery. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I have a bad memory for facts.

I have a bad memory for facts. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: I see but one rule: to be clear.

I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute

Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute like a man who sees clearly into his own heart. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The first qualification for a historian is to

The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.

Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: Your career will be a painful one. I

Your career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar. — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: If you don't love me, it does not

If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us — Stendhal

Stendhal Quotes By Stendhal: The idea of most use to tyrants is

The idea of most use to tyrants is that of God, — Stendhal