Germaine de Staël Quote

Disappointment walks smiling behind enthusiasm.

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

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What is happiness but the development of our faculties?

Germaine de Staël

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

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

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Pain always delivers on its promise.

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

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Being fully understanding makes one indulgent.

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Aspiring is a woman's privilege.

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

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

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

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