The first virtue of a young man today - that is, for the next fifty years perhaps, as long as we live in fear, and religion has regained its powers - is to be incapable of enthusiasm and not to have much in the way of brains.
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- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: french
- Born: January 23, 1783
- Died: March 23, 1842
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