Quote #6
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
More from Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
- Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
- The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.
- To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
- The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
- Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.
- We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
- A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to submit to it.
- Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notions of time; effaces all memory of begining, all fear of an end.