Stendhal Quotes

إن العذر الوحيد لله هو كونه غير موجود

When one has just seen the woman one loves, the sight of every other woman damages the vision and physically hurts the eyes;

An absence of mistrust is not enough; there must be a weariness of mistrusting, and, as it were, courage must be impatient with the hazards of life. You are unconsciously bored by living without loving, and convinced in spite of yourself by the examples of others. You have overcome all life's fears, and are no longer content with the gloomy happiness which pride affords: you have conceived an ideal without knowing it.

Ce n'est pas tant d'être riche qui fait le bonheur, c'est de le devenir.

If you think of paying court to those in power, your eternal ruin is assured.

Es la violenta impresion de lo feo sobre u n alma destinada a amar lo bello.

There's one convenience about absolute power, that it sanctifies everything in the eyes of the people.

These gentlemen, although of the highest nobility,' thought Julien, 'are not in the least boring like the people who come to dine with M. de La Mole; and I can see why,' he added a moment later,'they are not ashamed to be indecent.

It seemed to Julian that there was far too much hair in his wig.

A girl of sixteen had a complexion like a rose, and she put on rouge.

Julien felt himself to be strong and resolute like a man who sees clearly into his own heart.

»Nace una mosca efímera a las nueve de la mañana y muere a las cinco de la tarde: ¿cómo puede comprender la palabra noche? Concededle cinco horas más de vida, y entonces verá la noche y sabrá qué es.

"Аз живях достатъчно, за да видя, че различието ражда омразата."
"Тежък ще е твоят жизнен път. В тебе аз виждам нещо, което обижда простолюдието. Завистта и Клеветата ще те преследват. Където и да те запрати провидението, другарите ти няма да могат да те гледат без омраза; и ако се преструват, че те обичат, то ще е само, за да те погубят по- сигурно."

Feminine delicacy was carried to excess in Mme de Renal.

Toute vraie passion ne songe qu'a elle.