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