Stendhal
The Crystallizer
The crystallization of love. Henri Beyle chased happiness. In salons. In hearts. Always elsewhere.
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Era
Life and journey
Henri Beyle wrote for the 'Happy Few'. chasing happiness.
Their thought
Beylism. 'crystallization' in love. energy and sincerity.
What they leave us
modern psychology in the novel. dry and clear style.
Major works
The Red and the Black (1830).
The Charterhouse of Parma (1839).
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34 quotes
“La beauté n'est que la promesse du bonheur.”
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“Beauty is but the promise of happiness.”
— De l'amour
“Un roman est un miroir qui se promène sur une grande route.”
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“A novel is a mirror walking along a large road.”
— Le Rouge et le Noir
“La cristallisation, c'est l'opération de l'esprit qui tire de tout ce qui se présente la preuve que l'objet aimé a de nouvelles perfections.”
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“Crystallization is the operation of the mind that draws from everything that presents itself the proof that the beloved object has new perfections.”
— De l'amour
“Le courage consiste à dominer sa peur, non à ne pas avoir peur.”
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“Courage consists in dominating one's fear, not in not being afraid.”
— Inconnu
“Un roman est un miroir qui se promène.”
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“A novel is a mirror walking along a road.”
— Inconnu
“La cristallisation est l'opération de l'esprit.”
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“Crystallization is the operation of the mind.”
— Inconnu
“Le courage consiste à dominer sa peur.”
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“Courage consists in dominating one's fear.”
— Inconnu
“Le bonheur est une conquête.”
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“Happiness is a conquest.”
— Inconnu
“Le roman est un miroir qui se promène sur une grande route.”
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“The novel is a mirror walking along a great road.”
— Inconnu
“La citation la plus célèbre de Stendhal est : « <strong>Un roman est un miroir qui se promène sur une grande route</strong>.”
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“The most famous quote by Stendhal is: 'A novel is a mirror walking along a large road.'”
— Web Search
“La beauté n’est que la promesse du bonheur.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Beauty is but the promise of happiness.”
— Web Search
“<strong>Le mariage et surtout la province vieillissent étonnamment un homme : l'esprit devient paresseux, et un mouvement du cerveau à force d'être rare devient pénible et bientôt impossible</strong>. Stendhal Souvenirs d'égotisme, Gallimard, Folio, 2008, p.”
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“Marriage and above all the provinces astonishingly age a man: the mind becomes lazy, and a movement of the brain from being rare becomes painful and soon impossible.”
— Web Search
“<strong>L'infortune, dit le proverbe écossais, est saine à déjeuner, indifférente à dîner, et mortelle à souper</strong>. Pensees: filosofia nova (édition 1931) - Stendhal”
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“Misfortune, says the Scottish proverb, is healthy for breakfast, indifferent for dinner, and deadly for supper.”
— Web Search
“<strong>La bonne musique ne se trompe pas, et va droit au fond de l'âme chercher le chagrin qui nous dévore</strong>. Stendhal - Vies de Haydn, Mozart et Métastase (1815)”
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“Good music does not err, and goes straight to the soul to seek the sorrow that consumes us.”
— Web Search
“Citation choisie pour le 29 juin 2010. Le pire des malheurs en prison […] c'est de ne pouvoir fermer sa porte. Le Rouge et le Noir, Stendhal, éd. le Divan, 1927, t. 2, chap. XLIV, p.”
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“The worst misfortune in prison [...] is not being able to close one's door.”
— Web Search
“La citation de Stendhal la plus célèbre sur « amour » est : « Plus il entre de plaisir physique dans la base d'un amour, dans ce qui autrefois détermina l'intimité, plus il est sujet à l'inconstance et surtout à l'infidélité.”
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“Stendhal's most famous quote on 'love' is: 'The more physical pleasure is involved in the foundation of a love, in what once determined intimacy, the more it is subject to inconstancy and especially to infidelity.”
— Web Search
“La citation de Stendhal la plus célèbre sur « femme » est : <strong>« La différence de l'infidélité dans les deux sexes est si réelle qu'une femme passionnée peut pardonner une infidélité, ce qui est impossible à un homme</strong>.”
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“Stendhal's most famous quote on 'woman' is: 'The difference in infidelity between the two sexes is so real that a passionate woman can forgive infidelity, which is impossible for a man.”
— Web Search
“S’ils le sont dans notre société, c’est que nous ne savons pas que nous ne savons pas apprendre. Pour apprendre, il faut apprendre à apprendre, ou sinon les choses que nous apprenons ne résident que dans l’intellect sans vraiment faire partie de nous-mêmes.”
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“If they are in our society, it's because we don't know that we don't know how to learn. To learn, one must learn to learn, or else the things we learn reside only in the intellect without really becoming part of ourselves.”
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“<strong>C'est au déclin de la vie qu'on en revient réellement à aimer le simple et l'innocent, désespérant du sublime</strong>.”
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“It is at the decline of life that we truly come to love the simple and the innocent, despairing of the sublime.”
— Web Search
“Les biographes ne connaissent pas la vie sexuelle de leur propre épouse, mais ils croient connaître celle de Stendhal ou de Faulkner.”
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“Biographers do not know the sexual life of their own spouse, but they believe they know that of Stendhal or Faulkner.”
— Web Search
“La plus célèbre citation de Henri Beyle, dit Stendhal est : <strong>La parole a été donné à l'homme pour cacher sa pensée</strong>.”
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“The most famous quote by Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal, is: 'Speech was given to man to hide his thoughts.”
— Web Search
“<strong>Pour peu qu'une femme ait peu d'esprit et beaucoup d'orgueil, elle doit bientôt en venir à croire, qu'en fait de pudeur, on n'en saurait trop faire</strong>.”
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“Provided that a woman has little wit and a lot of pride, she must soon come to believe, that in terms of modesty, one can never do too much.”
— Web Search
“1895 citations de Stendhal. `Dis lui que je t'aime, mais non, ne prononce pas un tel blasphème, dis lui que”
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“Tell her I love you, but no, do not utter such a blasphemy, tell her that”
— Web Search
“Le dictionnaire des proverbes et des citations françaises. <strong>L'amour est la seule passion qui se paye d'une monnaie qu'elle fabrique elle-même</strong>. Stendhal - De l'amour (1822) Ce n'est pas tant d'être riche qui fait le bonheur, c'est de le devenir.”
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“Love is the only passion that pays itself with a currency it manufactures.”
— Web Search
“La citation de Stendhal la plus célèbre sur « aime » est : « <strong>Il n'y a qu'une loi en sentiment, c'est de faire le bonheur de ce qu'on aime</strong>.”
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“Stendhal's most famous quote on 'love' is: 'There is only one law in feelings, it is to make happy the one you love.”
— Web Search
“« L’art de la civilisation consiste à allier les plaisirs les plus délicats à la présence constante du danger.”
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“The art of civilization consists in combining the most delicate pleasures with the constant presence of danger.”
— Web Search
“On peut connaître tout, excepté soi-même.”
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“One can know everything, except oneself.”
— Web Search
“Le plus grand bonheur que puisse donner l'amour, c'est le premier serrement de main d'une femme qu'on aime. Stendhal. 26.”
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“The greatest happiness love can give is the first handshake from a woman one loves.”
— Web Search
“La bonne musique ne se trompe pas, et va droit au fond de l'âme chercher le chagrin qui nous dévore.”
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“Good music does not err, and goes straight to the bottom of the soul to seek the sorrow that devours us.”
— Web Search
“« Eh, Monsieur, un roman est un miroir qui se promène sur une grande route. Tantôt il reflète à vos yeux l'azur des cieux, tantôt la fange des bourbiers de la ...”
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“Hey, Sir, a novel is a mirror that walks along a high road. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the azure of the skies, sometimes the mire of the puddles...”
— Web Search
“Feb 7, 2012 ... Citations de Stendhal. by Julien Josset. stendhal philosophie. Les citations célèbres de Stendhal : Stendhal (Henry Beyle) figure en bonne ...”
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“Stendhal's famous quotes: Stendhal (Henry Beyle) is well featured...”
— Web Search
“Jan 11, 2025 ... " Expliquez ces lignes célèbres de Stendhal en étayant votre commentaire avec des arguments solides. Stendhal, Le Rouge et le Noir, II, XIX, p.”
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“"Explain these famous lines by Stendhal, supporting your commentary with solid arguments. Stendhal, The Red and the Black, II, XIX, p.”
— Web Search
“Plus sur cette citation >> Citation de Henri Beyle, dit Stendhal (n° 155081) ... 200 000 citations célèbres proverbes et dictons. Rechercher une citation ...”
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“More on this quote >> Quote from Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal (n° 155081) ... 200,000 famous quotes proverbs and sayings. Search for a quote ...”
— Web Search
“Feb 22, 2023 ... Citations les plus connues. Stendhal a laissé de nombreuses citations célèbres, qui reflètent sa vision de la vie et de l'art. Voici quelques ...”
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“Stendhal left many famous quotes, which reflect his vision of life and art. Here are some...”
— Web Search
