What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete.
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"What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete." — Alfred de Vigny
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What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete. — Alfred de Vigny
About Alfred de Vigny
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.