The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
Madame de Stael

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
Madame de Stael

Speech happens to not be his language.
Madame de Stael

The more I see of men the more I like dogs.
Madame de Stael

Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.
Madame de Stael

A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.
Madame de Stael

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.
Madame de Stael

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Madame de Stael