Madame de Stael Genius Quotations

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

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

Society develops wit, but its contemplation alone forms genius.

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

If it were not for respect for human opinions, I would not open my window to see the Bay of Naples for the first time, whilst I would go five hundred leagues to talk with a man of genius whom I had not seen.

Good taste cannot supply the place of genius in literature, for the best proof of taste, when there is no genius, would be, not to write at all.