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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.

To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

Let us savour the swift delights of the most beautiful of our days!

Limited in his nature infinite in his desires man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

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If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a hum...

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Sometimes when one person is missing the whole world seems depopulated.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronge...

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Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.

Peace at any price.

If one had but a single glance to give the world one should gaze on Istanbul.

There is a woman at the begining of all great things.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

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Alphonse de Lamartine

Writer

Born: 1790-10-21

Died: 1869-02-28

Alphonse Marie Louise Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine) (October 21, 1790 – February 28, 1869) was a French writer, poet, and politician.More