Life is too short to spare an hour of it in the indulgence of this evil passion. — Alphonse de Lamartine
Enthusiasm springs from the imagination, and self-sacrifice from the heart. Women are, — Alphonse de Lamartine
There are places and climates, seasons and hours, with their outward circumstance, — Alphonse de Lamartine
Nature has given women two painful but heavenly gifts, which distinguish them, — Alphonse de Lamartine