Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.
Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about genius, talent, people
Quotes by Edmond de Goncourt
5 quotes by Edmond de Goncourt
Edmond de Goncourt - french critic and writer
Also called: Goncourt.
Was born on 26 may 1822.
Died on 16 jul 1896, at 74 years old.
Died on 16 jul 1896, at 74 years old.
Origin country: France
The newspaper is the natural enemy of the book, as the whore is of the decent woman.
Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature, enemies, woman
Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.
Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature, present, past
Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead: therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everyone knows it and everyone forgets it.
Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about contentment, art, magic
A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.
Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about opinion, painting, world
