Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one’s self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own. -- Madame de Stael
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man. -- Madame de Stael
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us. -- Madame de Stael