Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike. – Madame de Stael
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it. – Madame de Stael
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us. – Madame de Stael
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike. – Madame de Stael
That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it. – Madame de Stael
When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. – Madame de Stael
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. – Madame de Stael
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man. – Madame de Stael
Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man’s power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened. – Madame de Stael
Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end. – Madame de Stael
