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  1. Madame de Stael. Love, Heart, Mind. 26 Copy quote. Who understands much forgives much. To understand everything makes us very forgiving. Madame de Stael. Forgiveness, Understanding, Forgiving. 21 Copy quote. Happiness is a wondrous commodity: the more you give, the more you have.

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  2. Famous quotes of 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.

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  4. 55 quotes from Madame de Staël: 'Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.', 'Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.', and 'One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.'.

  5. Madame de Stael. In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable. Madame de Stael. Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. Madame de Stael. The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals. Madame de Stael. We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us. Madame de Stael.

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    Madame de Staël, born April 22, 1766, was the well-educated daughter of a Swiss banker who was a financial advisor to King Louis XVI and a Swiss-French mother. Germaine Necker was married in 1786 in an arranged and loveless match, ending with a legal separation in 1797. Madame de Stael had two children with her husband, another with a lover, and an...

    • Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike. • I learn life from the poets. • O Earth! all bathed with blood and years, yet never / Hast thou ceased putting forth thy fruit and flowers. Society develops wit, but its contemplation alone forms genius. • The human mind always ...

    Quote collection assembled by Jone Johnson Lewis. Each quotation page in this collection and the entire collection © Jone Johnson Lewis. This is an informal collection assembled over many years. I regret that I am not able to provide the original source if it is not listed with the quote.

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  6. Jan 23, 2023 · Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike. Anne Louise Germaine de Staël ( April 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817 ), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad, who determined literary tastes of Europe at the turn of the ...

  7. Quotes by Germaine de Staël 1766 – 1817 Madame Germaine de Staël (née Necker) (1766-1817) was the daughter of the last Controller-General of France before the Revolution and was famous for her novels, social analysis, and history writing.

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