Francois Rene de Chateaubriand Quotes
There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.
Chateaubriand, François-René de. The Genius of Christianity; Or, The Spirit and Beauty of the Christian Religion. Translated by Charles I. White, John Murphy & Co., 1856, p. 56.
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who had a notable influence on French literature of the nineteenth century. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany, Chateaubriand was a royalist by political disposition. In an age when large numbers of intellectuals turned against the Church, he authored the Génie du christianisme in defense of the Catholic faith. His works include the autobiography Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe ("Memoirs from Beyond the Grave"), published posthumously in 1849–1850.