Alfred Victor Vigny

"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. "

"Every man has seen the wall that limits his mind. "

"Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus. "

"Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age. "

"Perform your long and heavy task with energy, treading the path to which Fate has been pleased to call you. "

"The true God, the mighty God, is the God of ideas. "