To describe happiness is to diminish it. Stendhal (Henri Beyle)
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. Stendhal (Henri Beyle)
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. Stendhal (Henri Beyle)
Only great minds can afford a simple style. Stendhal (Henri Beyle)
The French are the wittiest, the most charming, and up to the present, at all events, the least musical race on Earth. Stendhal (Henri Beyle)
The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years. Stendhal (Henri Beyle)