There is a name hidden in the shadow of my soul, where I read it night and day and no other eye sees it.
Alphonse de LamartineThe more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.
Alphonse de LamartineThe death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.
Alphonse de Lamartine