Enthusiasm springs from the imagination, and self-sacrifice from the heart. Women are, therefore, more naturally heroic than men. All nations have in their annals some of these miracles of patriotism, of which woman is the instrument in the hands of God.
Alphonse de LamartineIt is admirable to die the victim of one's faith; it is sad to die the dupe of one's ambition.
Alphonse de Lamartine