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Germany [L'Allemagne], Part 1, ch. 11 "Of the Spirit of Conversation" (1813) - De Stael, Germaine | WIST Quotations
There is no arena in which vanity displays itself under such a variety of forms as in conversation. [Il n'est point d'arène où la vanité se montre sous des formes plus variées que dans la conversation.] (Source (French)). Sometimes misattributed to Marguerite Gardiner (Lady Blessington), due to this quote (there…