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What is the use of a love that makes one yawn? One might as well take to religion.
― Stendhal
Love
Makes
Religion
Stendhal
The more one pleases generally, the less one pleases profoundly.
― Stendhal
Generally
More
Profoundly
Stendhal
I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction," said Mathilde. "It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
― Stendhal
Condemned
Distinction
Mathilde
Stendhal
I cannot provide the reality of events, I can only convey their shadow.
― Stendhal
Provide
Reality
Shadow
Stendhal
The boredom of married life inevitable destroys love, when love has preceded marriage.
― Stendhal
Boredom
Married
Destroys Love
Marriage
Stendhal
There's one convenience about absolute power, that it sanctifies everything in the eyes of the people.
― Stendhal
Convenience
Absolute
Power
People
Stendhal
Old age is nothing but the absence of madness, the loss of illusion and passion.
― Stendhal
Nothing
Absence
Madness
Passion
Stendhal
Want of exercise was beginning to affect his health and to give him the weak and excitable character of a young German student.
― Stendhal
Exercise
Beginning
Character
German Student
Stendhal
There is nothing so beautiful, lovable and moving as the English countryside.
― Stendhal
Beautiful
Lovable
Countryside
Stendhal
Love is a beautiful flower, but we must be brave enough to pick her up from the edge of a precipice.
― Stendhal
Love
Beautiful
Precipice
Stendhal
After moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.
― Stendhal
Poisoning
Requires
Physical
Champagne
Stendhal
Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness which is called life.
― Stendhal
Faith
Selfishness
Called Life
Stendhal
Politics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore.
― Stendhal
Politics
Literary
Concert
Ignore
Stendhal
But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.
― Stendhal
Pleasure
Prudently
Circumspectly
Stendhal
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
― Stendhal
Acquire
Everything
Character
Stendhal
There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.
― Stendhal
Styles
Beauty
Visions
Happiness
Stendhal
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.
― Stendhal
Love
Matter
Both
Stendhal
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us
― Stendhal
Love
Matter
Both
Stendhal
I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.
― Stendhal
Under
Advice
Friend
Myself
Stendhal
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
― Stendhal
Degree
Hope
Sufficient
Stendhal