“ To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ Limited in his nature infinite in his desires man is a fallen god who remembers heaven. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. Alphonse de Lamartine
“ 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
“ 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: tha… Alphonse de Lamartine
