But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry

But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity. – Alfred de Vigny

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Lyres are placid in the hands of poets; but the true lyre is the poet himself. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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