“The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.” MindCloudsBrilliantMetalsLightningArdentFurnaces Author:François-René de Chateaubriand
“A moral character is attached to autumnal scenes; the leaves falling like our years, the flowers fading like our hours, the clouds fleeting like our illusions, the light diminishing like our intelligence, the sun growing colder like our affections, the rivers becoming frozen like our lives--all bear secret relations to our destinies.” YearsCharacterLightFallHoursSecretMoralDestinySunOur LivesGrowingFlowerBearsBecomingSceneIllusionRiversRelationCloudsAffectionAutumnFrozenFleetingOur DestinyFadingMoral Character Author:François-René de Chateaubriand