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Alfred de Vigny

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


— Alfred de Vigny


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


— Alfred de Vigny


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


— Alfred de Vigny


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The study of social progress is today not less needed in literature than is the analysis of the human heart.


— Alfred de Vigny


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


— Alfred de Vigny


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


— Alfred de Vigny


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About Alfred de Vigny






Did you know about Alfred de Vigny?

In his later years he spent much time preparing the posthumous collection of poems now known as Les Destinées (though Vigny's intended title was Poèmes philosophiques) which concludes with Vigny's final message to the world L'Esprit pur. He collected his recent works in January 1826 in Poèmes antiques et modernes. ') Vigny died in Paris on 17 September 1863 a few months after the passing of his wife and is buried beside her in the Cimetière de Montmartre in Paris France.

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