Quote by Stendhal
"Beauty is only the promise of happiness."
More from Stendhal
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
"A novel is a mirror carried along a main road."
"I am too high-minded to hate, but I love to despise."
"The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears."