Sad is his lot, who, once at least in his life, has not been a poet.
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.Alphonse de Lamartine
Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.
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Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination.
Alphonse de Lamartine
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
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The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
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To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
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