More quotes by Stendhal

"God's only excuse is that he does not exist"
"In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future."
"People happy in love have an air of intensity."
"A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love."
"A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love."