Stendhal
  • Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.

  • A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.

  • A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

  • In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.

  • A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.