#m

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

#first #his #loved #man #pity

A forty-year-old woman is only something to men who have loved her in her youth. ↗

— Stendhal

#loved #men #old woman #only #something

Only great minds can afford a simple style. ↗

— Stendhal

#great #great minds #minds #only #simple

You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right. ↗

— Casey Stengel

#lose #right #some #time #you

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road. ↗

— Stendhal

#carried #main #mirror #novel #road

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured. ↗

— Stendhal

#court #eternal #men #paying #power

Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one. ↗

— Stendhal

#been #business #i #important #important business

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 #come #finds #genius #hell

What is really beautiful must always be true. ↗

— Stendhal

#be true #beautiful #must #really #true

Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion. ↗

— Stendhal

#any #eagerly #emotion #lookout #women