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. François-René de Chateaubriand More Quotes by François-René de Chateaubriand More Quotes From François-René de Chateaubriand 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. François-René de Chateaubriand judging may numbers 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. François-René de Chateaubriand lasts taste perfect There is no religion without mysteries. God Himself is the great secret of Nature. François-René de Chateaubriand mystery secret I am Bourbon as a matter of honour, royalist according to reason and conviction, and republican by taste and character. François-René de Chateaubriand taste matter character Religion assures us that our afflictions shall have an end; she comforts us, she dries our tears, she promises us another life. On the contrary, in the abominable worship of atheism, human woes are the incense, death is the priest, a coffin the altar, and annihilation the Deity. François-René de Chateaubriand atheism tears promise Justice is the bread of the nation; it is always hungry for it. François-René de Chateaubriand hungry bread justice An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate. François-René de Chateaubriand originality originals writing
