[On Italian:] One may almost call it a language that talks of itself, and always seems more witty than its speakers.
Madame de StaelWhen women oppose themselves to the projects and ambition of men, they excite their lively resentment; if in their youth they meddle with political intrigues, their modesty must suffer.
Madame de StaelThere are only two distinct classes of people on this earth, those who espouse enthusiasm and those who despise it.
Madame de Stael