They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Amid the most lofty thoughts ab… - Stendhal

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They were completely vague. They expressed everything and nothing. 'It is the Æolian harp of style,' thought Julien. 'Amid the most lofty thoughts about annihilation, death, the infinite, etc., I can see no reality save a shocking fear of ridicule.

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Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842), more widely known as Stendhal, the most famous of his many pen-names, was a 19th century French writer.

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Alternative Names: Henri Beyle Marie Henri Beyle Marie-Henri Beyle
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Scopul ei era să nu facă nicio mărturisire compromiţătoare, dar logica pasiunii este cu totul alta: interesul nestăvilit de a afla adevărul nu îţi îngăduie, cu niciun chip, să-ţi măsori vorbele şi, în acelaşi timp, devotamentul fără de margini faţă de fiinţa iubită te face să uiţi teama că ai putea s-o ofensezi.

Dar la ce bun să-i numim duşmanii prieteni? Lucrul acesta e urât, şi cu atât mai urât cu cât e mai adevărat. Şi totuşi, acolo se află singurii profesori de morală pe care îi avem, iar fără ei, ce ne-am face?

Mathilde returned and strolled past the drawing-room windows; she saw him busily engaged in describing to Madame de Fervaques the old ruined castles that crown the steep banks of the Rhine and give them so distinctive a character. He was beginning to acquit himself none too badly in the use of the sentimental and picturesque language which is called wit in certain drawing-rooms.

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