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118 Powerful Stendhal Quotes to Inspire You

101. “Faith, I am no such fool; everyone for himself in this desert of selfishness which is called life.”

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Selfishness, Life, Reality, Individualism, Struggle

102. “The lover thinks oftener of reaching his mistress than the husband thinks of guarding his wife; the prisoner thinks more often of escape than the jailer thinks of locking the doors. Therefore, in spite of every obstacle, the lover and the prisoner are certain to succeed.”

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Love, Desire, Determination, Freedom, Passion

103. “The most essential factor in the making of a work of art is the capacity for feeling the subject.”

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Art, Emotion, Creativity, Expression, Passion

104. “There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.”

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Beauty, Happiness, Perspective, Individuality, Diversity

105. “The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.”

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Genius, Passion, Art, Dedication, Perseverance

106. “The great drawback of being witty is that you have to keep your eyes fixed on the semi-idiots around you, and absorb their worthless sensations.”

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Wit, Intelligence, Frustration, Society, Observation

107. “The shortest way of arriving at glory or at any great end is to immerse one’s self in it.”

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Success, Dedication, Ambition, Focus, Glory

108. “Love of the head has doubtless more intelligence than true love, but it only has moments of enthusiasm. It knows itself too well, it sits in judgement on itself incessantly; far from distracting thought, it is made by sheer force of thought.”

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Love, Reason, Passion, Emotion, Reflection

109. “A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

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Wisdom, Enemies, Strategy, Intelligence, Experience

110. “The most delicious of all pleasures is the pleasure of comprehension.”

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Knowledge, Understanding, Learning, Pleasure, Insight

111. “In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.”

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Love, Memory, Nostalgia, Passion, Longing

112. “Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one.”

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Love, Passion, Life, Devotion, Priority

113. “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.”

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Society, Luxury, Desire, Possession, Status