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Thou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold.

Alphonse de Lamartine

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Alphonse de Lamartine
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Notre-Dame-des-Vignes
Alphonse Marie de Lamartine
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There is a woman at the begining of all great things.
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Friendship, sweet-resting place of the soul, the gloaming wherein our hearts find peace.
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Life is too short to spare an hour of it in the indulgence of this evil passion.
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Death, with funereal shades in vain surrounds me, My reason through his darkness seeth light: 'Tis the last step which brings me close to Thee: 'Tis the veil falling, 'twixt Thy face and mine.
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Man, man, is thy brother, and thy father is God.
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Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
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Let us love the passing hour, let us hurry up and enjoy our time.
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