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Forests precede civilizations...

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

My downfall made a great nois...

My downfall made a great noise: those who appeared most satisfied criticized the manner of it.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Talent is nothing but long im...

Talent is nothing but long impatience.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Achilles exists only through ...

Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

There are two consequences in...

There are two consequences in history; an immediate one, which is instantly recognized, and one in the distance, which is not at first perceived. These consequences often contradict each other; ... look to the end of an accomplished fact, and you will see that it has always produced the contrary of what was expected from it.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

In living literature no perso...

In living literature no person is a competent judge but of works written in his own language. I have expressed my opinion concerning a number of English writers; it is very possible that I may be mistaken, that my admiration and my censure may be equally misplaced, and that my conclusions may appear impertinent and ridiculous on the other side of the Channel.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Perfect works are rare, becau...

Perfect works are rare, because they must be produced at the happy moment when taste and genius unite; and this rare conjuncture, like that of certain planets, appears to occur only after the revolution of several cycles, and only lasts for an instant.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Forests were the first temple...

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

The cat lives alone, has no n...

The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may see more clearly, and scratches everything on which she can lay her paw.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Talent is nothing but long imp...

Talent is nothing but long impatience.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

There is nothing beautiful or ...

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

We must not always try to plum...

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

My downfall made a great noise...

My downfall made a great noise: those who appeared most satisfied criticized the manner of it.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Genius creates, and taste pres...

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

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Let us not disdain glory too m...

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

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

A master in the art of living ...

A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Something you consider bad may...

Something you consider bad may bring out your child's talents; something you consider good may stifle them.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

As soon as a true thought has ...

As soon as a true thought has entered our mind, it gives a light which makes us see a crowd of other objects which we have never perceived before.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Forests were the first temples...

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

I value in the cat the indepen...

I value in the cat the independent and almost ungrateful spirit which prevents her from attaching herself to any one, the indifference with which she passes from the salon to the housetop. When we caress her, she stretches herself and arches her back responsively; but this is because she feels an agreeable sensation, not because she takes a silly satisfaction, like the dog, in faithfully loving a thankless master. The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may s

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 35 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....