Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, chevalier de Pratz, 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...
time men heaven
Man hath no Heaven and Time's coast is chartless. He speeds; we pass away!
heart men emotion
The reason that women are so much more sociable than men is because they act more from the heart than the intellect.
fighting men battle
Man, it seems, is not able to bear the languid rest on Nature's bosom, and when the trumpet sounds the signal of danger, he hastens to join his comrades, no matter what the cause that calls him to arms. He rushes into the thickest of the fight, and amid the uproar of the battle regains confidence in himself and his powers.
men weakness attractiveness
The attractiveness that exists to man in the very helplessness of woman is scarcely realized.
men blood giving
After his blood, that which a man can next give out of himself is a tear.
men justice lawyer
It is in the habits of lawyers that every accusation appears insufficient if they do not exaggerate it even to calumny; it is thus that justice itself loses its sanctity and its respect amongst men.
men sorrow crucible
Thou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold.
men hours harbors
Let us enjoy the fugitive hour. Man has no harbor, time has no shore; it rushes on, and carries us with it.
heart men imagination
Women have much more heart and much more imagination than men; hence, fancy often allures them.
country men patriotism
Love of country produces among men such examples as Cincinnatus, Alfred, Washington--pure, unselfish, symmetrical; among women, Vittoria Colonna, Madame Roland, Charlotte Corday, Jeanne Darc--romantic, devoted, marvelous.
brother father men
Man, man, is thy brother, and thy father is God.
heart animal men
We cannot have two hearts, one for the animals and one for men. In cruelty towards the former and cruelty to the latter there is no difference but in the victim.
wise men prophecy
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
men divinity faculty
Man is God by his faculty for thought.