216 Quotes by Madame de Stael

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love

Je ne sais; mais plus on aime, moins on se fie au sentiment que l'on inspire; et quelle que soit la cause qui nous assure la présence de l'objet qui nous est cher, on l'accepte toujours avec joie.

Who understands much, forgives much.

One must, so long as there is any life left, back up the character of one's life.

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

The entire social order ... is arrayed against a woman who wants to rise to a man's reputation.

The study of history, it seems to me, leads to the conviction that all important events tend toward the same end - the civilization of mankind.