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Stendhal Quotes about Character

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One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

One can acquire everything in solitude except character.

Stendhal
Character, Community, Solitude
"De l'Amour" fragment 1 (1822)

A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.

Stendhal
Character, Pride, Sacrifice
Stendhal (1916). “On Love”

If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.

Stendhal
Witty, Character, Thinking
Stendhal (1955). “The private diaries of Stendhal [pseud.]”

For the future, I shall rely only upon those elements of my character which I have tested. Who would ever have said that I should find pleasure in shedding tears? That I should love the man who proves to me that I am nothing more than a fool?

Stendhal
Character, Men, Tears
Stendhal (2016). “The Red and the Black”, p.50, Tyché

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