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All our tastes are but reminiscences.

Alphonse de Lamartine

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Alphonse de Lamartine
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Foreign Minister
Historian
Poet
Politician
Prosaist
Writer
Notre-Dame-des-Vignes
Alphonse Marie de Lamartine
Reminiscences
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It is admirable to die the victim of one's faith it is sad to die the dupe of one's ambition.
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Nature has given women two painful but heavenly gifts, which distinguish them, and often raise them above human nature,--compassion and enthusiasm. By compassion, they devote themselves by enthusiasm they exalt themselves.
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Republicanism and ignorance are in bitter antagonism.
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Barbarism recommences by the excess of civilization.
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Too much I've seen, and felt, and lov'd in life, Living I come to seek Lethaean calm Let me, fair scenes! forget all worldly strife, Oblivion solely is my bosom's balm.
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My dog! the difference between thee and me knows only our Creator.
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God has placed the genius of women in their hearts, because the works of this genius are always works of love.
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Newspapers will ultimately engross all literature.
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Inspiration is solitary, never consecutive.
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Unanimity is the mistress of strength.
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Mystery hovers over all things here below.
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True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.
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Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out political passions, never.
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It is because of the servility of photography that I am fundamentally contemptuous of this chance invention which will never be an art but which plagiarizes nature by means of optics. (1848)
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It is for truth that God created genius.
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What is our life but a succession of preludes to that unknown song whose first solemn note is sounded by death?
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Esteem incites friendship, but not love the former is the twin brother of Reverence the latter is the child of Equality.
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Man is born barbarous--he is ransomed from the condition of beasts only by being cultivated.
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Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.
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Good manners require space and time.
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