Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts

Quote by Madame De Stael

Topics: Politeness Quotes

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things...

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things...

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in...

Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in...

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When...

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When...

Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.

Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering.

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman...

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman...

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

The more I see of men the more I like dogs.

The more I see of men the more I like dogs.

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm...

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm...