Creative Quotations from . . .
Alfred Victor Vigny
(1797-1863) born on Mar 27
French man of letters. "He was an early exponent of French romanticism, e.g., "Cliq-Mars," 1826; he also translated "Othello" into French verse."
 
   
F
Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom."

R
Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age.
A
"The true God, the mighty God, is the God of ideas."
N
"Perform your long and heavy task with energy, treading the path to which Fate has been pleased to call you."
K
Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Words of Wisdom," by Wm. Safire & Leonard Safire, 1989."
R: "In "The New Webster's Dictionary of Quotations and Famous Phrases," by Donald Bolander, 1987."
A: ""La Bouteille A la mer.""
N: "In "Oxford Dictionary of Quotations," by Oxford University Press, 1979, 1985."
K: "In "Words of Wisdom," by Wm. Safire & Leonard Safire, 1989."



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