Wit lies in the likeness of things that are different, and in the difference of things that are alike. Madame de Stael More Quotes by Madame de Stael More Quotes From Madame de Stael When men do wrong, it is out of hardness; when women do wrong, it is out of weakness. Madame de Stael hardnessweaknessmen If we would succeed in works of the imagination, we must offer a mild morality in the midst of rigid manners; but where the manners are corrupt, we must consistently hold up to view an austere morality. Madame de Stael succeedimaginationviews There are women vain of advantages not connected with their persons, such as birth, rank, and fortune; it is difficult to feel less the dignity of the sex. The origin of all women may be called celestial, for their power is the offspring of the gifts of Nature; by yielding to pride and ambition they soon destroy the magic of their charms. Madame de Stael prideambitionsex The memories which come to us through music are not accompanied by any regrets; for a moment music gives us back the pleasures it retraces, and we feel them again rather than recollect them. Madame de Stael regretmusicmemories Self-love, so sensitive in its own cause, has rarely any sympathy to spare for others. Madame de Stael sensitivecausesself I am glad that I am not a man, for if I were I should have to marry a woman. Madame de Stael Sow good services sweet remembrances will grow them. Madame de Stael The more I see of men, the better I like dogs. Madame de Stael The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals. Madame de Stael makeshumanalwaysprogressmind When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. Madame de Stael oldold-ageagelife Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike. Madame de Stael differencethingswitknowing The more I see of men the more I like dogs. Madame de Stael i-seemoreseelikemen
