Alphonse de Lamartine Quotes

A collection of quotes by Alphonse de Lamartine.

Alphonse de Lamartine was a French poet, writer, and politician who lived from 1790 to 1869. He played a significant role in the movement of French Romanticism and was known for his eloquent and emotional poetry. Lamartine held several political positions during the early years of the French Revolution of 1848, advocating for democracy and social reforms. He wrote numerous works throughout his career, including the famous poem collection "MÃ©ditations poÃ©tiques" and the autobiographical novel "Raphael." Lamartine's literary contributions and political involvement made him a prominent figure in 19th-century France.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the mor

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

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Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where spe

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.

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

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

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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever c

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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Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror

Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire: that is MUHAMMAD. As regards all the standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask IS THERE ANY MAN GREATER THAN HE?

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Truth Islam Muhammad

To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love fo

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

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A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

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The people only understand what they can feel; the only orat

The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them are those who move them.

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Speeches (oratory)

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fall

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

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Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems

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

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Habit with its iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by da

Habit with its iron sinews, clasps us and leads us day by day.

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Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what th

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

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Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones ne

Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.

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Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

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Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination.

Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination.

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

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

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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever c

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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If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should

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

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Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs,

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.

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