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René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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I do not believe that the art of quotation is within the reach of those small spirits who, finding nothing within themselves, must take everything from others.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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A good action is an insolent lesson for those who do not have the courage to execute it.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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The dream devours existence: that's the good part.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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Institutions go through three periods: that of service, that of privileges, and that of abuse.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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Heaven rarely makes it so that the man who wants and the man who can are born together.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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The independence of thought is the noblest aristocracy.

René de Chateaubriand

René de Chateaubriand

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The threat of the strongest always makes me stand by the weakest.

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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When many remedies are suggested for a single ailment, it means that it cannot be cured.

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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Works of art are divided into two categories: those I like and those I don't like. I don't know any other criteria.

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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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I confess that burying some people is a great pleasure.