How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.

But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist.

The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.

There are a great deal of a great many kinds of love.

With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin.

How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.

Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.