Downfall Quote by François-René de Chateaubriand

Atheism can benefit no class of people; neither the unfortunate, whom it bereaves of hope, nor the prosperous, whose joys it renders insipid, nor…

— François-René de Chateaubriand

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

One is not superior merely because one sees the world as odious.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

A moral character is attached to autumnal scenes; the leaves falling like our years, the flowers fading like our hours, the clouds fleeting like…

— François-René de Chateaubriand

There are two consequences in history; an immediate one, which is instantly recognized, and one in the distance, which is not at first perceived.…

— François-René de Chateaubriand

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .

— François-René de Chateaubriand

“[L]ike a kingfisher I have made my nest on the waves.”

— François-René de Chateaubriand

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

One does not learn how to die by killing others.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

As soon as a true thought has entered our mind, it gives a light which makes us see a crowd of other objects which…

— François-René de Chateaubriand