As falling into an impropriety of speech is much more fatal… - Stendhal

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As falling into an impropriety of speech is much more fatal to a young man than it is advantageous to utter a pretty word, posterity, probably less silly, will have no less idea of the insipidity of good company.

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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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Pen Names: Henri Stendhal • Stendalis • Louis Alexandre Bombet • Anastase de Serpière • Don Flegme • William Crocodile • Dominique

Alternative Names: Henri Beyle • Marie Henri Beyle • Marie-Henri Beyle

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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.

Como se ve, aquella cabeza, tan serena y fría hasta entonces, atravesaba un periodo de extravío lamentable, de delirio completo.

L'amour a toujours été pour moi la plus grande des affaires ou plutôt la seule.

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