It is a long way from Combourg to Berlin, from a youthful dreamer to an old minister. I find among the words preceding these: 'In how many places have I already continued writing these Memoirs, and in what place will I finish them?
François-René de Chateaubriand
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education & his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.
leisure vision labor life work mind art body education excellence living play distinction master working recreation
Achilles exists only through Homer. Take away the art of writing from this world, and you will probably take away its glory.
glory art
Perfect works are rare, because they must be produced at the happy moment when taste and genius unite; and this rare conjuncture, like that of certain planets, appears to occur only after the revolution of several cycles, and only lasts for an instant.
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places
My downfall made a great noise: those who appeared most satisfied criticized the manner of it.
manners
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