Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil? — Alfred de Vigny
Of late years (perhaps as a result of our political changes) art has borrowed from history more than ever. — Alfred de Vigny
The human mind, I believe, cares for the true only in the general character of an epoch. — Alfred de Vigny
We live in an age of universal investigation, and of exploration of the sources of all movements. — Alfred de Vigny