Anne Louise Germaine de Staël - Power Quotes

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If one hour's work is enough to govern France, four minutes is all that is needed for Italy. There is no nation more easily frightened; even its poetic imagination predisposes it to fear, and they look upon power as on an image that fills them with terror.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

Frivolity, under whatever form it appears, deprives attention of its power, thought of its originality, and sentiment of its depth.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

When once enthusiasm has been turned into ridicule, everything is undone except money and power.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël