Madame de Stael

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

—Madame de Stael

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

—Madame de Stael

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

—Madame de Stael

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.

—Madame de Stael

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.

—Madame de Stael

Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow them.

—Madame de Stael