16 Quotes & Sayings By Alphonse De Lamartine

Alphonse de Lamartine was born in 1790, in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. He was a poet and novelist. He wrote "The Song of the Lion," "The Song of the Bell," and "The Lady and the Child," which is included in his collection of poems: "Les Chants du Désert" (1828). Lamartine was one of the founders of the French Romantic Movement Read more

He shared with Victor Hugo a love for theater and dramatic literature. Like Hugo, he wrote plays, songs, novels, and poems. In 1828 he published "Les Chants du Désert".

In 1834 he published "Voyages pittoresques", a collection of essays on various themes, which brought him international recognition. In 1836 Lamartine received a literary academy's prize for his poem about Joan of Arc: "La Pucelle". Between 1838 and 1841 he published his most famous work: "Le Rouet d'Omphale" [The Spinning Wheel], which tells of a man who finds himself lost in the desert and finds solace from his suffering in the company of an angelic mermaid.

In 1842 he published his greatest work: "Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard" [The Game of Love and Chance]. His other poetry collections include: "Voyages pittoresques" (1834), "Le Bal masqué" (1835), and "Les Fleurs du mal" (1837).

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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? Alphonse De Lamartine
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Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart. Alphonse De Lamartine
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To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic. Alphonse De Lamartine
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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens. Alphonse De Lamartine
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If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad? Alphonse De Lamartine
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The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs. Alphonse De Lamartine
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Sometimes when one person is missing the whole world seems depopulated. Alphonse De Lamartine
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Limited in his nature infinite in his desires man is a fallen god who remembers heaven. Alphonse De Lamartine
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Let us savour the swift delights of the most beautiful of our days! Alphonse De Lamartine
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If one had but a single glance to give the world one should gaze on Istanbul. Alphonse De Lamartine
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There is a woman at the begining of all great things. Alphonse De Lamartine
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Experience is the only prophecy of wise men. Alphonse De Lamartine
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If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. Alphonse De Lamartine
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. Alphonse De Lamartine