The world is the work of a single thought, expressed in a thousand different ways. Madame de Stael More Quotes by Madame de Stael More Quotes From Madame de Stael Music revives the recollections it would appease. Madame de Stael revive recollection music I learn life from the poets. Madame de Stael poet A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn. Madame de Stael hymns religious struggle A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it. Madame de Stael public-opinion faces men Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities. Madame de Stael quality noble genius Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's. Madame de Stael episodes love men Kindness and generosity ... form the true morality of human actions. Madame de Stael generosity morality kindness One must choose in life between boredom and suffering. Madame de Stael boredom suffering life Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it. Madame de Stael creativity creative bears Enthusiasm gives life to what is invisible; and interest to what has no immediate action on our comfort in this world. Madame de Stael giving inspire life When at eve, at the bounding of the landscape, the heavens appear to recline so slowly on the earth, imagination pictures beyond the horizon an asylum of hope, - a native land of love; and nature seems silently to repeat that man is immortal. Madame de Stael nature love men However old a conjugal union, it still garners some sweetness. Winter has some cloudless days, and under the snow a few flowers still bloom. Madame de Stael flower winter love Speech happens to not be his language. Madame de Stael speech language happens Society develops wit, but its contemplation alone forms genius. Madame de Stael contemplation form genius The greater part of what women write about women is mere sycophancy to man. Madame de Stael mere women writing Men do not change; they unmask themselves. Madame de Stael men That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it. Madame de Stael precedent past The most careful reasoning characters are very often the most easily abashed. Madame de Stael reasoning careful character And all the bustle of departure - sometimes sad, sometimes intoxicating - just as fear or hope may be inspired by the new chances of coming destiny. Madame de Stael departure destiny travel How true it is that, sooner or later, the' most rebellious must bow beneath the yoke of misfortune! Madame de Stael bows yoke rebellious