De la littérature Quotes

“Enlightening, teaching, and perfecting women together with men on the national and individual level: this must be the secret for the achievement of every reasonable goal, as well as the establishment of any permanent social or political relationships.”
― Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël, De la littérature

“When we accustom ourselves to see animals suffer, we in time overcome the natural repugnancy of the sense of anguish, we become less accessible to pity even for our·fellow creatures, or at least we feel no longer those involuntary impressions.”
― Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël, De la littérature

“... the reciprocal obligation from man to man holds the first rank; what regards ourselves, ought to be considered relatively to the influence that we may possess over the destiny of others...”
― Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël, De la littérature