Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve Quotes

French literary critic (1804–1869)

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (December 23 1804 – October 13 1869) was a French literary critic, poet and novelist.

From: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Native Name: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

Alternative Names: Sainte-Beuve • M. Sainte-Beuve • Ste.-Beuve • M. Ste.-Beuve • Sainte Beuve • M. Sainte Beuve • M. Ste Beuve

From Wikidata (CC0)

Showing quotes in randomized order to avoid selection bias. Click Popular for most popular quotes.

Le silence seul est le souverain mépris.

On “the phenomenon of grace”. “For the soul arrives therebye at a certain fixed and invincible state, a state which is genuinely heroic, and from out of which the greatest deeds it ever performs are executed”.