“Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute like a man who sees clearly into his own heart.”
Stendhal“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.”
Stendhal“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.”
Stendhal“The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument, the more intense will be its love of music.”
Stendhal“True love makes the thought of death frequent, easy, without terrors; it merely becomes the standard of comparison, the price one would pay for many things.”
Stendhal