Germaine de Staël

Freedom is incompatible with love. A lover is always a slave.

What is happiness but the development of our faculties?

Disappointment walks smiling behind enthusiasm.

Women never measure sacrifices; neither their own, nor those of others.

To the intelligent, one can convince; to the foolish, persuade.

Pain always delivers on its promise.

Love is the story of women's lives and an episode in men's.

Being fully understanding makes one indulgent.

Aspiring is a woman's privilege.

There is an opinion more discreet than that of the most talented man, and it is that of the public.

The mystery of life is the connection between our mistakes and our misfortunes.

When a friend realizes that we need them urgently, they always lose their cordiality.