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There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted. Henri Matisse		Thursday Oct 23, 2025
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About François-René de Chateaubriand

	François-René de Chateaubriand
	(1768-1848) French Writer and Statesman

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L'écrivain original n'est pas celui qui n'imite personne, mais celui que personne ne peut imiter. The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

Genius creates, and taste preserves. Taste is the good sense of genius; without taste, genius is only sublime folly.

The morning of life is like the dawn of day, full of purity, of imagery, and harmony.

Let us not disdain glory too much; nothing is finer, except virtue.- The height of happiness would be to unite both in this life.

Justice is the bread of the nation; it is always hungry for it.

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