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# Maurice Barres

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Auguste-Maurice Barrès was a French novelist, journalist, philosopher, and politician. Spending some time in Italy, he became a figure in French literature with the release of his work The Cult of the Self in 1888. He was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1906.

##  Quotes by Maurice Barres

> [We find in biking the fullfilment of an antique instinct: vagabondage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-barres/we-find-in-biking-the-fullfilment-of-an-antique-instinct-vagabondage/)

[Maurice Barres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-barres/)

[Antiques](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antiques/)

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> [It is not reason that gives us our moral orientation, it is sensitivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-barres/it-is-not-reason-that-gives-us-our-moral-orientation-it-is-sensitivity/)

[Maurice Barres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-barres/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/maurice-barres-80333_art_it-is-not-reason-that-gives-us-our-moral_1016059.png)

> [The politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-barres/the-politician-is-an-acrobat-he-keeps-his-balance-by-saying-the/)

[Maurice Barres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-barres/)

[Acrobat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acrobat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/maurice-barres-80333_acrobat_the-politician-is-an-acrobat-he-keeps-hi_2818709.png)

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