Andre Chenier Professions : Poet Born : October 30, 1762 Died : July 25, 1794 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Andre Chenier Oh death, you can wait; keep your distance. Andre Chenier distance dying waiting What is virtue? reason put into practice: -talent? reason expressed with brilliance: -soul? reason delicately put forth; and genius is sublime reason. Andre Chenier sublime soul practice It is sweet to die young! It is sweet to render to God a life still full of illusions! Andre Chenier illusion young sweet Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors