Society develops wit, but its contemplation alone forms genius.

Quote by Madame De Stael

Topics: Genius Quotes, Will Quotes

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

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...

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.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but...

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but...

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...

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

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...

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory...

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory...

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

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

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks...

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

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...

Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory...

Love is the emplem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory...