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

Quote by Madame De Stael

Topics: Mind Quotes

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

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

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

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...

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

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

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.

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

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...

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...

Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be...

Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be...

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 greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action

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

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

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.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

To understand everything makes one very indulgent.

Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things...

Wit consists in seeing the resemblance between things which differ, and the difference between things...

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.

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...