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More Quotes by Stendhal
I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.
I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction," said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.
There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.
There's one convenience about absolute power, that it sanctifies everything in the eyes of the people.
What is the use of a love that makes one yawn? One might as well take to religion.
I cannot provide the reality of events, I can only convey their shadow.
