A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël More Quotes by Anne Louise Germaine de Staël More Quotes From Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël 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. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
