Madame De Stael Quotes
Frivolity, under whatever form it appears, deprives attention of its power, thought of its originality, and sentiment of its depth.
women have no existence except in love; the history of their life begins and ends with love!
in Italy, almost at every step, history and poetry add to the graces of nature, sweeten the memory of the past, and seem to preserve it in eternal youth.
The study of history, it seems to me, leads to the conviction that all important events tend toward the same end - the civilization of mankind.
To pray together in whatever tongue or ritual is the most tender brotherhood of hope and sympathy that man can contract in this life.
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.
The past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present was itself founded on some past that went before it.
Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things which differ and the difference of things which are alike.
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.
