It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most fertile.


The Cynic's Breviary: Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort (ed. 1902)

Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most...

It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most...

It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most...

It is when their age of passions is past that great men produce their masterpieces, just as it is after volcanic eruptions that the soil is most...