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...
Alphonse de Lamartine quotes about
poetry poet
Sad is his lot, who, once at least in his life, has not been a poet.
god believe sky
Soul of the universe, Sire, God, Creator, Lord, I believe in Thee, 'neath all these names: And without having need to hear thy word, In the sky's brow my glorious creed I trace.
taste
All our tastes are but reminiscences.
angel poetry humanity
Poetry has been the guardian angel of humanity in all ages.
mistress unanimity
Unanimity is the mistress of strength.
photography art mean
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)
time ocean overflow
Time is a great ocean which, like the other ocean, overflows with our remains.
nature temples earth
All nature is the temple; earth the altar.
real silence applause
Silence,--the applause of real and durable impressions.
god judging court
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
animal purpose flesh
...to kill animals for the purpose of feeding on their flesh is one of the most deplorable and shameful infirmities of the human state
hero race firefighter
Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.
love fruit lifetime
True love is the ripe fruit of a lifetime.
passion tire
Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.