The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent. Stendhal abilityhistorianinvent Change image and share on social
Far less envy in America than in France, and far less wit. Stendhal americaenvyfrance Change image and share on social
The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument, the more intense will be its love of music. Stendhal acquireargumentcautious Change image and share on social
Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained. Stendhal liferegainshort Change image and share on social
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. Stendhal birthdegreehope Change image and share on social
The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly. Stendhal pleaseprofoundly Change image and share on social
People who have been made to suffer by certain things cannot be reminded of them without a horror which paralyses every other pleasure, even that to be found in reading a story. Stendhal findhorrormake Change image and share on social
True love makes the thought of death frequent, easy, without terrors; it merely becomes the standard of comparison, the price one would pay for many things. Stendhal comparisondeatheasy Change image and share on social
Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion. Stendhal fashionhideousobsolete Change image and share on social
The great majority of men, especially in France, both desire and possess a fashionable woman, much in the way one might own a fine horse - as a luxury befitting a young man. Stendhal befitdesirefashionable Change image and share on social
