To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face. -Stendhal Respect
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. -Stendhal Art
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future. -Stendhal Future
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future. -Stendhal Hope
True love makes the thought of death frequent, easy, without terrors; it merely becomes the standard of comparison, the price one would pay for many things. -Stendhal Death
The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument, the more intense will be its love of music. -Stendhal Music
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. -Stendhal Alone
