Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Quotes
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There are only two distinct classes of people on this earth, those who espouse enthusiasm and those who despise it.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
Ought not every woman, like every man, to follow the bent of her own talents?
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
Anyone who can see as far as tomorrow in politics arouses the wrath of people who can see no farther than today.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
Men have made of Fortune an all-powerful goddess, in order to be made responsible for all their blunders.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
Who understands much forgives much. To understand everything makes us very forgiving.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
In this genre, perfection may require the greatest genius, but mediocrity is well within everyone's grasp.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
The people are as severe toward the clergy as toward women; they want to see absolute devotion to duty from both.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
The more we know, the better we forgive;
Whoe'er feels deeply, feels for all who live.
Whoe'er feels deeply, feels for all who live.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
When men do wrong, it is out of hardness; when women do wrong, it is out of weakness.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
There is in hypocrisy as much folly as vice: it is as easy to be honest as to appear so.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël