Hope is the greatest madness. What can we expect of a world that we enter with the assurance of seeing our fathers and mothers die? A world where, if… - Alfred de Vigny

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Hope is the greatest madness. What can we expect of a world that we enter with the assurance of seeing our fathers and mothers die? A world where, if two beings love each other and give their lives to each other, both can be sure that one will watch the other perish?

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About Alfred de Vigny

Alfred Victor de Vigny (March 27 1797 – September 17 1863) was a poet, playwright, and novelist. Until the rise of Victor Hugo he was considered to be the leader of the Romantic movement in France.

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Alternative Names: Alfred Victor de Vigny Alfred Victor, comte de Vigny Alfred, Comte de Vigny
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A calm despair, without angry convulsions or reproaches directed at heaven, is the essence of wisdom.

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