Un livre n'est jamais un chef-d'œuvre, il le devient. Le gé… - Goncourt brothers

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Un livre n'est jamais un chef-d'œuvre, il le devient. Le génie est le talent d'un homme mort.

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The brothers Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (May 26 1822 – July 16 1896) and Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (December 17 1830 – June 20 1870) were French writers who, in a lifelong collaboration, produced a number of histories, novels and works of art criticism. They are now chiefly famous for their Journals, kept from 1851 to 1895.

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Alternative Names: Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

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There have been many definitions of beauty in art. What is it? Beauty is what untrained eyes consider abominable.

The art of pleasing consists in never speaking of oneself and always talking to others of themselves. Every one is aware of this, yet how often is it forgotten.

Ne jamais parler de soi aux autres et leur parler toujours d'eux-mêmes: c'est tout l'art de plaire. Chacun le sait et tout le monde l'oublie.

Un livre n'est jamais un chef-d'œuvre, il le devient. Le génie est le talent d'un homme mort. - Goncourt brothers

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