“Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds
“Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Category: sympathy
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The more I see of the representatives
“The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Category: politics
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If one had but a single glance
“If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Category: travel
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There is a woman at the begining
“There is a woman at the begining of all great things.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Limited in his nature, infinite in his
“Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
Author: Alphonse de Lamartine
Category: nature
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Experience is the only prophecy of wise
“Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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Category: experience
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There is a woman at the begining
“There is a woman at the begining of all great things.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
Author: Alphonse de Lamartine
Category: love
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds
“Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
Author: Alphonse de Lamartine
Category: happiness
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To love for the sake of being
“To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.”
— Alphonse de Lamartine
Author: Alphonse de Lamartine
Category: love
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