Creative Quotations from . . .
Stendhal
(1783-1842) born on Jan 23
French novelist. "He was a leading literary figure best known for psychological and political insight in "The Red and the Black," 1830."
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F
It is the nobility of their style which will make our writers of 1840 unreadable forty years from now.

R
"I call "crystallization" that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events."
A
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
N
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.
K
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Shorter Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," by John Bartlett, 1937, 1980, 1992."
R: "In "Shorter Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," by John Bartlett, 1937, 1980, 1992."
A: ""Fragments," 28."
N: ""Life of Haydn," 1814."
K: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
   



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