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"The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint."
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"How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question."
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"The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own."
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"Discretion is not the better part of biography."
Biography
"When the French nation gradually came into existence among the ruins of the Roman civilization in Gaul, a new language was at the same time slowly evolved."
Time
"The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion."
Peace
"In sheer genius Pascal ranks among the very greatest writers who have lived upon this earth. And his genius was not simply artistic; it displayed itself no less in his character and in the quality of his thought."
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"But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist."
Being
"In the literature of France Moliere occupies the same kind of position as Cervantes in that of Spain, Dante in that of Italy, and Shakespeare in that of England. His glory is more than national - it is universal."
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"English dramatic literature is, of course, dominated by Shakespeare; and it is almost inevitable that an English reader should measure the value of other poetic drama by the standards which Shakespeare has already implanted in his mind."
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"The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization."
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"This was genius at close quarters, and genius had that something above normal in it that was a great strain upon the ordinary mind and feeling. All five were different from each other, yet each had that curious quality of burning intensity, the single-mindedness of purpose that made such a terrifying impression. She did not know whether it were a quality of brain or rather a quality of outlook, of intensity. But each of them, she thought, was in his or her way a passionate idealist."
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"When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived."
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"Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent."
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"Out there, there is some kinda genius person... I am talking about Sherlock Holmes... First very fast talking + in the same full of knowledge."
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"Genius without wisdom is like a plane without wings, it will navigate the runway but it will never know the sky."
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"In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts, they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty."
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"Genius is an inner inherent intuition and perception. It is not a teachable condition."
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"If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators."
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"Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in a simpler way."
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"A genius is a grownup that remained a kid."
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