Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil? Alfred de Vigny evilfactgood Change image and share on social
We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements. Alfred de Vigny ageexplorationinvestigation Change image and share on social
But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity. Alfred de Vigny eternitylifephilosophy Change image and share on social
Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty. Alfred de Vigny artbeautyconsider Change image and share on social
One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact. Alfred de Vigny authorcompositiondouble share on social
I think, then, that man, after having satisfied his first longing for facts, wanted something fuller - some grouping, some adaptation to his capacity and experience, of the links of this vast chain of events which his sight could not take in. Alfred de Vigny adaptationcapacitychain share on social
What is the use of theorizing as to wherein lies the charm that moves us? Alfred de Vigny charmliemove Change image and share on social
Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life? Alfred de Vigny artimitationlife Change image and share on social
From this, without doubt, sprang the fable. Man created it thus, because it was not given him to see more than himself and nature, which surrounds him; but he created it true with a truth all its own. Alfred de Vigny createdoubtfable Change image and share on social
Do you know that charming part of our country which has been called the garden of France - that spot where, amid verdant plains watered by wide streams, one inhales the purest air of heaven? Alfred de Vigny airamidcall Change image and share on social
