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Alphonse de Lamartine was a French Romantic poet, novelist, and politician. He is known for his lyrical poetry and novels, which have had a profound influence on literature.

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Famous Alphonse de Lamartine Quotes

“Silence and simplicity obtrude on no one, but are yet two unequaled attractions in woman.”

Two Silence Simplicity Attraction

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“An artist should have more than two eyes.”

Should Art Two Eye Artist Should Have

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“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.”

Humans Two Given Women Compassion Human Nature Raises Painful Enthusiasm Heavenly

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

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

Book:Raphael: Or, Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty

Source: Raphael: Or, Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty

“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.”

Men Heart Two Differences Animal Ethics Victim Cruelty Former Pet Latter Animal Ethics Two Hearts

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“We don't have two hearts, one for animals and one for humans ; we have one heart or we don't have any.”

Humans Heart Two Animal Two Hearts

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

About the Author

Born: October 21, 1790
Died: February 28, 1869
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 134

Books & Sources

A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmoniesRelated source material

Graziella: a story of Italian love. Translated ... by James B. Runnion. Sixteen thousandRelated source material

Memoirs of Celebrated CharactersRelated source material

Lamartine on Atheism: Atheism Among the PeopleRelated source material

History of the French Revolution of 1848Related source material

Antologija francuskog pjesništvaRelated source material

Histoire Des GirondinsRelated source material

History of TurkeyRelated source material

History of the Girondists: Or, Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution. From Unpublished SourcesRelated source material

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