Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
the drunk

Alphonse de Lamartine Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Oct 21, 1790
  • Died: Feb 28, 1869

Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France.

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

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

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

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

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

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

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

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.