Conversation as talent exists only in France. In other countries, conversation provides politeness, discussion, and friendship; in France, it is an art for which imagination and soul are certainly very welcome, but which can also provide its own secret remedies to compensate you for the absence of either or both, if you so desire.
Never, never have I been loved as I love others! - Madame De Stael
Never, never have I been loved as I love others!
- Madame De Stael
The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. - Madame De Stael
The more I see of man, the more I like dogs.
Men do not change; they unmask themselves. - Madame De Stael
Men do not change; they unmask themselves.
Of all human sentiments, enthusiasm creates the most happiness; it is the only sentiment in fact which gives real happiness, the only sentiment which… - Madame De Stael
Of all human sentiments, enthusiasm creates the most happiness; it is the only sentiment in fact which gives real happiness, the only sentiment which…
I must keep on rowing, not until I reach port but until I reach my grave. - Madame De Stael
I must keep on rowing, not until I reach port but until I reach my grave.
Happiness is a wondrous commodity: the more you give, the more you have. - Madame De Stael
Happiness is a wondrous commodity: the more you give, the more you have.
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 desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.' - Madame De Stael
Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'
Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power. - Madame De Stael
Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.
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