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date: 11 February 2025

Mme de Staël 1766–1817
French writer 

  1. The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
    Considerations on the French Revolution (1818) pt. 4, ch. 10
  2. Tout comprendre rend très indulgent.
    To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
    Corinne (1807) bk. 18, ch. 5
  3. A man can brave opinion, a woman must submit to it.
    Delphine (1802)
  4. We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
    Sophie (1786)