Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Stendhal Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jan 23, 1783
  • Died: Mar 23, 1842

Marie-Henri Beyle, better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism, as is evident in the novels Le Rouge et le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme.

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. being alone, art & work

All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. fear

To describe happiness is to diminish it. happiness

Power, after love, is the first source of happiness. happiness & power

A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness. happiness

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured. power

Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge. art & science

Friendship has its illusions no less than love. friendship

Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one. business

If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. love

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion. women

This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom. aging

To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face. respect

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. hope & love

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