Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty. -Alfred de Vigny Beauty
Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life? -Alfred de Vigny Art
We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements. -Alfred de Vigny Age
Do you know that charming part of our country which has been called the garden of France - that spot where, amid verdant plains watered by wide streams, one inhales the purest air of heaven? -Alfred de Vigny Gardening
