Maxioms by Stendhal
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - On Love, 1822.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
