The Parisian bourgeoisie laugh at the bourgeoisie from a small town; the Court nobility mock the provincial nobility: the famous man scorns one who i… - François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

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The Parisian bourgeoisie laugh at the bourgeoisie from a small town; the Court nobility mock the provincial nobility: the famous man scorns one who is unknown, without reflecting that time serves equal justice on their pretensions, and that they are all equally ridiculous or tedious in the eyes of succeeding generations.

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About François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician and diplomat, considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature.

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Native Name: François Auguste René de Chateaubriand
Alternative Names: François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand • François-Auguste-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand • François-René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand • vicomte de Chateaubriand François-René • F. A. von Chateaubriand • François René de Châteaubriand • François-René de Châteaubriand
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On se réconcilie avec un ennemi qui nous est inférieur pour les qualités du coeur ou de l'esprit ; on ne pardonne jamais à celui qui nous surpasse par l'âme et le génie.
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