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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

Topics: Because Created Doubt Fable Given He Him Himself Man More Nature Own See Surrounds Than Thus True Truth Which Without

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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

Topics: Adaptation After Capacity Chain Could Events Experience Facts First Fuller Grouping Having His Links Longing Man Satisfied Sight Some Something Take Then Think Vast Wanted Which I Think

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No writer, no matter how gifted, immortalizes himself unless he has crystallized into expressive and original phrase the eternal sentiments and yearnings of the human heart.

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Eternal Expressive Gifted He Heart Himself How Human Human Heart Matter Original Phrase Sentiments Unless Writer

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Of late years (perhaps as a result of our political changes) art has borrowed from history more than ever.

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Art Borrowed Changes Ever History Late More Our Perhaps Political Result Than Years

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Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life?

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Arts Imitation Life Only Reproduction Use Were

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On the day when man told the story of his life to man, history was born.

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Born Day His History Life Man Story

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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

Topics: Almost Author Composition Double Fact Hand Having History Might Opinion Original Public Public Opinion Reckon Separated Stages Third Thus Two Us

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The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch.

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Believe Cares Character Epoch General Human Human Mind Mind Only True I Believe

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We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements.

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Age Exploration Investigation Live Movements Sources Universal

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What is the use of theorizing as to wherein lies the charm that moves us?

~Alfred De Vigny

Topics: Charm Lies Moves Us Use Wherein

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Poet

Born: March 27th, 1797

Died: September 17th, 1863

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