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Anne Louise Germaine de Staël on Intelligence

1766–1817 France

← All quotes by Anne Louise Germaine de Staël

4 quotes

Let us then blend everything: love, religion, genius, with sunshine, perfume, music, and poetry.

Corinne (1807)

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

Corinne (1807)

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

De l’Allemagne [Germany (1813)

Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.

Corinne (1807)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.