Source: The Red and the Black: World Classics
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Famous Stendhal Quotes
Source: Armance
“I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.”
Source: The Charterhouse of Parma
“If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.”
Source: The private diaries of Stendhal [pseud.]
“If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.”
“If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.”
Source: The Red and the Black: World Classics
“But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.”
Source: The Red and the Black: Easyread Edition