Life is too short to spare an hour of it in the indulgence of this evil passion.
Alphonse de LamartineLimited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.
Alphonse de LamartineEloquence dwells quite as much in the hearts of the hearers as on the lips of the orator.
Alphonse de LamartineIt is in the habits of lawyers that every accusation appears insufficient if they do not exaggerate it even to calumny; it is thus that justice itself loses its sanctity and its respect amongst men.
Alphonse de Lamartine