Quotes by Francois René de Chateaubriand

Francois René de Chateaubriand

Francois René de Chateaubriand

French poet, writer and politician

Lived from: 1768 - 1848

Category: Politics | Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 4 september 1768 Died: 4 july 1848

  • Aristocracy has three successive ages. First superiority s, then privileges and finally vanities. Having passed from the first, it degenerates in the second and dies in the third.

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  • Perfect works are rare, because they must be produced at the happy moment when taste and genius unite; and this rare conjuncture, like that of certain planets, appears to occur only after the revolution of several cycles, and only lasts for an instant.
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  • Aristocracy has three successive ages. First superiority s, then privileges and finally vanities. Having passed from the first, it degenerates in the second and dies in the third.
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  • Let us not disdain glory too much; nothing is finer, except virtue. The height of happiness would be to unite both in this life.
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  • One does not learn how to die by killing others.
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  • Without taste genius is only a sublime kind of folly. That sure touch which the lyre gives back the right note and nothing more, is even a rarer gift than the creative faculty itself.
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  • You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light.
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What are the most famous quotes from Francois René de Chateaubriand?

The two most famous quotes from Francois René de Chateaubriand are:

  • "Perfect works are rare, because they must be produced at the happy moment when taste and genius unite; and this rare conjuncture, like that of certain planets, appears to occur only after the revolution of several cycles, and only lasts for an instant."
  • "Aristocracy has three successive ages. First superiority s, then privileges and finally vanities. Having passed from the first, it degenerates in the second and dies in the third."

When did Francois René de Chateaubriand live?

Francois René de Chateaubriand was born in 1768 and died in the year 1848.