Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Musset
Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathaywas a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 December 1810
CountryFrance
wine thinking yield
Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound wine with intoxication; do not think the cup divine because the draft is of celestial flavor; do not be astonished to find it broken and empty in the evening.
memories earth happy-memories
A happy memory is perhaps on this earth truer than happiness itself.
love men what-matters
[I]f you are truly a man, sure of yourself and confident of your strength, you may taste of life without fear and without reserve; you may be sad or joyous, deceived or respected; but be sure you are loved, for what matters the rest?
love beautiful wine
Take love as a sober man takes wine; do not become a drunkard. If your mistress is sincere and faithful, love her for that; but if she is not, if she is merely young and beautiful, love her for that; if she is agreeable and spirituelle, love her for that; if she is none of these things but merely loves you, love her for that. Love does not come to us every day.
promise forget easy
It is easy to promise, and alas! How easy to forget!
infinity helping spite
I cannot help it - in spite of myself, infinity torments me.
joy vivid retrospect
A lively retrospect summons back to us once more our youth, with vivid reflex of its early joys and unstained pleasures.
wine men intoxicated
Partake of love as a temperate man partakes of wine; do not become intoxicated.
vanity dignity vulnerable
Vanity and dignity are incompatible with each other; vain women are almost sure to be vulnerable.
blood giving looks
Look at the sun! It’s dry, it’s dead, it needs a drink, it wants blood! And I’ll give it blood!
life country artist
Great artists have no country.
order sin priests
Nothing is a sin when you obey the orders of a priest
worst-enemy faces doe
The most disagreeable thing that your worst enemy says to your face does not approach what your best friends say behind your back.
alive poet young
Know that there is often hidden in us a dormant poet, always young and alive.