Germaine De Stael Quotes

A collection of quotes by Germaine De Stael.

Germaine De Stael was a prominent French writer and intellectual of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Known for her literary works and political activism, she played a significant role in the European intellectual landscape during her time. De Stael was an influential figure in Romanticism and Enlightenment, and her writings often explored themes of freedom, democracy, and individuality. Notably, her political and intellectual ideas had a considerable impact on the rise of liberalism in Europe. Her most famous works include "Corinne, or Italy" and "De l'Allemagne" (On Germany).

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which d

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.

Germaine De Stael

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

Germaine De Stael

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to st

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.

Germaine De Stael

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

Germaine De Stael

A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman t

A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.

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Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of t

Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.

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Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the in

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Germaine De Stael

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of th

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Germaine De Stael

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.

Germaine De Stael