Silence and simplicity obtrude on no one, but are yet two unequaled attractions in woman.
Alphonse de LamartineThe impartiality of history is not that of the mirror, which merely reflects objects, but of the judge, who sees, listens, and decides.
Alphonse de LamartineTime is a great ocean which, like the other ocean, overflows with our remains.
Alphonse de Lamartine