If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.
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Alphonse de Lamartine
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About Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the Republican Left and Social Catholicism.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Alphonse de LamartineGrief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
There is a woman at the begining of all great things.
Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.
Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
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There is a woman at the begining of all great things.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.