Let us beware of irony when making judgements. Of all the d… - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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Let us beware of irony when making judgements. Of all the dispositions of the mind, irony is the least intelligent.

Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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About Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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

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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

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Since it is necessary to have enemies, let us endeavour to have those who do us honour.

...je puis goûter une œuvre, mais il m'est difficile de la juger indépendamment de la connaissance de l'homme même, et je dirais volontiers: tel arbre, tel fruit.

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”.

Let us beware of irony when making judgements. Of all the dispositions of the mind, irony is the least intelligent. - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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