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# André Chénier

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André Marie Chénier was a French poet associated with the events of the French Revolution, during which he was sentenced to death. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement. His career was brought to an abrupt end when he was guillotined for supposed "cr

##  Quotes by André Chénier

> [“L'obstacle nous fait grands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-ch-nier/l-obstacle-nous-fait-grands/)

André Chénier

[Obstacle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obstacle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/andr-ch-nier-70452_obstacle_l-obstacle-nous-fait-grands-483730_483730.jpg)

> [What is virtue? reason put into practice: -talent? reason expressed with brilliance: -soul? reason delicately put forth; and genius is sublime reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-ch-nier/what-is-virtue-reason-put-into-practice-talent-reason-expressed-with/)

Andre Chenier

[Brilliance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brilliance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/andr-ch-nier-70452_brilliance_what-is-virtue-reason-put-into-practice_980257.jpg)

> [It is sweet to die young! It is sweet to render to God a life still full of illusions!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-ch-nier/it-is-sweet-to-die-young-it-is-sweet-to-render-to-god-a-life-still/)

Andre Chenier

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/andr-ch-nier-70452_die-young_it-is-sweet-to-die-young-it-is-sweet-to_1814715.jpg)

> [Oh death, you can wait; keep your distance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-ch-nier/oh-death-you-can-wait-keep-your-distance/)

Andre Chenier

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/andr-ch-nier-70452_death_oh-death-you-can-wait-keep-your-distance_1830155.jpg)

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