It is not enough to forgive; one must forget. Madame de Stael More Quotes by Madame de Stael More Quotes From Madame de Stael intellect is a sin that must be atoned for by leading exactly the life of those who have none. Madame de Stael intellect intelligence sin there is not enough interest in life to spread over twenty-four hours when one can't sleep. Madame de Stael interest-in-life twenties sleep Divine Wisdom, intending to detain us some time on earth, has done well to cover with a veil the prospect of the life to come; for if our sight could clearly distinguish the opposite bank, who would remain on this tempestuous coast of time? Madame de Stael afterlife sight opposites Between God and love, I recognize no mediator but my conscience. Madame de Stael mediators morality and-love inventiveness is childish, practice sublime. Madame de Stael inventiveness sublime practice Atheism exists only in coldness, selfishness, and baseness. Madame de Stael baseness selfishness atheism When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. Madame de Stael aggravation noble age nothing is so horrifying as the possibility of existing simply because we do not know how to die. Madame de Stael possibility know-how knows Life, for me, is living among my friends. Madame de Stael friends my-friends The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes. Madame de Stael insightful encouragement life One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering. Madame de Stael boredom choices suffering The mind may be exhausted, but the language of the heart is inexhaustible. Madame de Stael mind heart love There is no second country for an Englishman, except a ship and the sea. Madame de Stael ships sea country Love is above the laws, above the opinion of men; it is the truth, the flame, the pure element, the primary idea of the moral world. Madame de Stael flames love men Life resembles Gobelin tapestry; you do not see the canvass on the right side; but when you turn it, the threads are visible. Madame de Stael thread sides life Truth and, by consequence, liberty, will always be the chief power of honest men. Madame de Stael liberty truth men It seems to me that we become more dear one to the other, in together admiring works of art, which speak to the soul by their true grandeur. Madame de Stael dear-ones sympathy art Wit lies in the likeness of things that are different, and in the difference of things that are alike. Madame de Stael differences different lying Love which is only an episode in the life of men, is the entire history of the life of women. Madame de Stael men-and-women episodes men [The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness. Madame de Stael rudeness energy europe
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