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From this, without doubt, sprang the fable. Man created it thus, because it was not given him to see more than himself and nature, which surrounds him; but he created it true with a truth all its own.
Alfred de Vigny
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From this, without doubt, sprang the fable. Man created it thus, because it was not given him to see more than himself and nature, which surrounds him; but he created it true with a truth all its own. — Alfred de Vigny

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Alfred de Vigny was a Poet from France (1797–1863).

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This quote is attributed to Alfred de Vigny, a Poet from France.
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Alfred de Vigny lived from 1797 – 1863.