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Stendhal, born Marie-Henri Beyle, was a prominent 19th-century French novelist and literary critic. Known for his profound psychological portrayals and unique narrative style, his works include masterpieces such as 'The Red and the Black' and 'The Charterhouse of Parma'. Stendhal was born on January 23, 1783, and died on March 23, 1842.

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“The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.”

Boredom Unhappiness

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“Conversationis like the table of contents of a dull book.... All the greatest subjects of human thought are proudly displayedin it. Listen to it for three minutes, and you ask yourself which is more striking, the emphasis of the speaker or his shocking ignorance.”

Thinking Humans Book Three Asks Minutes Subjects Ignorance Conversation Tables Boredom Thoughtful Dull Speakers Shocking Emphasis Human Thought Table Of Contents

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“A strange effect of marriage, such as the nineteenth century has made it! The boredom of married life inevitably destroys love, when love has preceded marriage. And yet, as a philosopher has observed, it speedily brings about, among people who are rich enough not to have to work, an intense boredom with all quiet forms of enjoyment. And it is only dried up hearts, among women, that it does not predispose to love.”

Source: The Red and the Black: World Classics

“This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom.”

Age Blessing Cures Curse Boredom Aberration

Book:Stendhal's The Red and the Black

Source: Stendhal's The Red and the Black

“The boredom of married life inevitable destroys love, when love has preceded marriage.”

Married Inevitable Boredom Married Life

Book:The Red and the Black: World Classics

Source: The Red and the Black: World Classics

About the Author

Born: January 23, 1783
Died: March 23, 1842
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 165

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