The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.
StendhalJean Jacques Rousseauis nothing but a fool in my eyes when he takes it upon himself to criticise society; he did not understand it, and approached it with the heart of an upstart flunkey.... For all his preaching a Republic and the overthrow of monarchical titles, the upstart is mad with joy if a Duke alters the course of his after-dinner stroll to accompany one of his friends.
StendhalLove is like a fever which comes and goes quite independently of the will. ... there are no age limits for love.
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