Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Alfred de Vigny
- I have a private theory, Sir, that there are no heroes and no monsters in this world. Only children should be allowed to use these words.
- The loveliest Muse in the world does not feed her owner; these girls make fine mistresses but terrible wives.
- The study of social progress is today not less needed in literature than is the analysis of the human heart.
- Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?
- Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life?
- We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements.
- 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.
- We shall find in our troubled hearts, where discord reigns, two needs which seem at variance, but which merge, as I think, in a common source – the love of the true, and the love of the fabulous.
- Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?
- 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 (1797–1863) was a French Romantic poet, novelist, and playwright. Born in Loches, France, he belonged to a noble family but experienced financial difficulties due to the French Revolution’s impact on his family’s fortunes. Vigny embarked on a military career in his youth, serving in the Royal Guard and later in the Algerian campaigns.
Despite his military background, Vigny is best known for his literary contributions. His poetry collection, “Poèmes antiques et modernes” (1826), established him as a prominent figure in the Romantic movement. His poetic works often explored themes of melancholy, solitude, and existential reflection. Additionally, Vigny penned novels like “Cinq-Mars” (1826), a historical novel set in the 17th century.
In his later years, Vigny withdrew from public life, disillusioned by political and social developments. He focused on philosophical and reflective writings, including “Stello” (1832), a poetic dialogue. Alfred de Vigny’s literary legacy endures, marking him as a key figure in French Romanticism, and his introspective works continue to be studied and appreciated for their exploration of the human condition.
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