Madame de Stael Quotes on Knowledge
Anne-Louise-Germaine de Stael, known as Madame de Stael, was a French-Swiss writer, philosopher, and woman of letters who shaped the literary and political thought of her age. This page collects quotes attributed to Madame de Stael on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Madame de Stael:
“To understand all is to forgive all.”
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“Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.”
L'esprit consiste à connaître la ressemblance des choses diverses et la différence des choses semblables. -
“On cesse de s'aimer si quelqu'un ne nous aime.”
We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us. | Sophie, or The Secret Sentiments ( Sophie, ou les sentiments secrets , 1790), Act 2, sc. 8 -
“We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.”
On cesse de s'aimer si quelqu'un ne nous aime. -
“Sophie, or The Secret Sentiments ( Sophie, ou les sentiments secrets , 1790), Act 2, sc. 8”
On cesse de s'aimer si quelqu'un ne nous aime. -
“L'amour est l'histoire de la vie des femmes; c'est un épisode dans celle des hommes.”
Love is the whole history of a woman 's life; it is an episode in a man 's. | A Treatise on the Influence of the Passions ( De l'influence des passions , 1796), Sec. 1, ch. 4 -
“A Treatise on the Influence of the Passions ( De l'influence des passions , 1796), Sec. 1, ch. 4”
L'amour est l'histoire de la vie des femmes; c'est un épisode dans celle des hommes. -
“The Influence of Literature upon Society ( De la littérature considérée dans ses rapports avec les institutions sociales , 1800), Pt. 2, ch. 4”
The evil arising from mental improvement can be corrected only by a still further progress in that very improvement. Either morality is a fable , or the more enlightened we are, the more attached to it we become. -
“The Influence of Literature upon Society (1800), Pt. 2, ch. 5”
If we would succeed in works of the imagination , we must offer a mild morality in the midst of rigid manners ; but where the manners are corrupt , we must consistently hold up to view an austere morality.