Quotes by : Stendhal

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

After moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.

The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned....

There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.

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

For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would....

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.

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

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

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